People not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: People not using improved drinking water sources was 36,289 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
36,289 people
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
108th
of 231 countries
All-time high
1.40 million people
in 2000
All-time low
36,006 people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220242000: 1.4M people2001: 1.3M people2002: 1.3M people2003: 1.2M people2004: 1.2M people2005: 1.1M people2006: 1.0M people2007: 986.6k people2008: 927.2k people2009: 867.8k people2010: 808.0k people2011: 747.0k people2012: 684.7k people2013: 620.9k people2014: 555.4k people2015: 488.1k people2016: 434.4k people2017: 382.4k people2018: 328.5k people2019: 272.8k people2020: 215.6k people2021: 156.9k people2022: 97.1k people2023: 36.0k people2024: 36.3k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 36,289 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.40 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,006 people, in 2023.

That places Kazakhstan 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.14 million people 867,755 people 1.40 million people 10
2010s 532,231 people 272,816 people 807,982 people 10
2020s 108,384 people 36,006 people 215,607 people 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 105 Djibouti 55,032 people compare
  2. 106 Serbia 49,546 people compare
  3. 107 Italy 49,237 people compare
  4. 109 Spain 36,078 people compare
  5. 110 Fiji 34,339 people compare
  6. 111 Comoros 34,327 people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan?
People not using improved drinking water sources in Kazakhstan was 36,289 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 36,006 people in 2023.
How does Kazakhstan rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
Kazakhstan ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using improved drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.