People not using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 4,077 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia, 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
North Macedonia recorded 4,077 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia peaked at 16,052 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,077 people, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 133rd 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,574 people | — |
| 2001 | 15,706 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15,832 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15,948 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16,052 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15,533 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 14,972 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 14,354 people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 13,703 people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 13,054 people | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 12,410 people | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 11,752 people | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 11,084 people | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 10,415 people | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 9,743 people | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 9,070 people | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 8,400 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 7,736 people | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 7,084 people | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 6,443 people | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 5,808 people | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 5,207 people | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4,649 people | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 4,110 people | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 4,077 people | -0.8% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 4,077 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 4,077 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,073 people | 13,054 people | 16,052 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,414 people | 6,443 people | 12,410 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,770 people | 4,077 people | 5,808 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More environment data for North Macedonia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.16 % 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 -10.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in North Macedonia was 4,077 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,052 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,077 people in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 133rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.