People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden
Sweden: People not using improved drinking water sources was 25,372 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden, 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
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden is 25,372 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden peaked at 45,747 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,298 people, in 2023.
That places Sweden 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45,747 people | — |
| 2001 | 44,802 people | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43,863 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 42,942 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 42,027 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 41,112 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 40,217 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 39,352 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 38,499 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 37,669 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 36,836 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 35,904 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34,917 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 33,978 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 33,096 people | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 32,240 people | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 31,452 people | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 30,693 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 29,881 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 29,028 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28,099 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 27,148 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 26,227 people | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 25,298 people | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 25,372 people | +0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 25,372 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 9903240.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 25,372 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 11.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,623 people | 37,669 people | 45,747 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,803 people | 29,028 people | 36,836 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,429 people | 25,298 people | 28,099 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Sweden was 25,372 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45,747 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,298 people in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Sweden ranks 113th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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
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.