People not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova
Moldova: People not using improved drinking water sources was 174,097 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova stood at 174,097 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova peaked at 659,406 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 174,097 people, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 87th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 659,406 people | — |
| 2001 | 638,568 people | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 617,611 people | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 596,699 people | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 575,757 people | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 552,306 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 526,621 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 501,151 people | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 476,004 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 451,276 people | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 427,040 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 403,356 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 380,297 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 357,931 people | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 336,967 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 317,446 people | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 298,847 people | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 281,022 people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 263,875 people | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 246,886 people | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 230,031 people | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 213,374 people | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 201,156 people | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 189,448 people | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 174,097 people | -8.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 174,097 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 174,097 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 79.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 559,540 people | 451,276 people | 659,406 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,367 people | 246,886 people | 427,040 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,621 people | 174,097 people | 230,031 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Moldova was 174,097 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 659,406 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,097 people in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Moldova ranks 87th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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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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.