People not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia
Serbia: People not using improved drinking water sources was 49,546 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 49,546 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia peaked at 49,546 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,466 people, in 2000.
That places Serbia 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,466 people | — |
| 2001 | 40,098 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 40,746 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 41,422 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 42,083 people | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 42,715 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 43,320 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 43,903 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44,463 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 45,002 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 45,519 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46,006 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 46,454 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 46,846 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 47,218 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 47,568 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47,892 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 48,180 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 48,433 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 48,652 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48,808 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 48,831 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49,021 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 49,368 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 49,546 people | +0.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 49,546 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 49,546 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 22.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,322 people | 39,466 people | 45,002 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,277 people | 45,519 people | 48,652 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,115 people | 48,808 people | 49,546 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Serbia was 49,546 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,546 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,466 people in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Serbia ranks 106th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.