People not using safely managed drinking water sources by country
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.
Countries reporting
156
Highest
341.81 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
Saint Barthelemy
Median
515,866 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
3,991
What the numbers show
People not using safely managed drinking water sources is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 341.81 million people in India; the lowest is 0 people in Saint Barthelemy.
The median across all reporting countries is 515,866 people, and the mean is 12.66 million people.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Guam (up 385.6%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 100.0%).
People not using safely managed drinking water sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 341.81 million people | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 197.13 million people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 163.10 million people | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 138.26 million people | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 114.17 million people | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 96.30 million people | 2024 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 74.63 million people | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 70.94 million people | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 59.68 million people | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 47.08 million people | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 41.83 million people | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 40.96 million people | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 34.38 million people | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 29.62 million people | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 25.09 million people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 16 | Madagascar | 24.91 million people | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 24.76 million people | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 24.54 million people | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 19 | Brazil | 24.12 million people | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 20 | Myanmar | 21.95 million people | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 20.48 million people | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.29 million people | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 19.64 million people | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Chad | 19.01 million people | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 25 | Iraq | 18.50 million people | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 17.72 million people | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 17.30 million people | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Algeria | 14.50 million people | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 13.57 million people | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | Senegal | 13.47 million people | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 12.40 million people | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 12.35 million people | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 12.26 million people | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 34 | Benin | 11.90 million people | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 9.43 million people | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 36 | North Korea | 8.82 million people | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | United States | 8.40 million people | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 7.70 million people | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 7.62 million people | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 40 | Togo | 7.56 million people | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 6.57 million people | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 6.25 million people | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 5.46 million people | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Iran | 5.12 million people | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 45 | Laos | 5.04 million people | 2024 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 5.00 million people | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 4.59 million people | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Poland | 4.36 million people | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 4.36 million people | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 4.30 million people | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 3.73 million people | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 3.70 million people | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 53 | Romania | 3.39 million people | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 3.19 million people | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 55 | Lebanon | 3.04 million people | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 56 | Paraguay | 2.47 million people | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 57 | Mongolia | 1.97 million people | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 58 | Italy | 1.92 million people | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 59 | Malaysia | 1.88 million people | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.88 million people | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1.74 million people | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 1.69 million people | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.67 million people | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 64 | Lesotho | 1.61 million people | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 65 | Japan | 1.58 million people | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 66 | Gambia | 1.43 million people | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 1.28 million people | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 68 | Canada | 1.24 million people | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 1.12 million people | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 70 | Palestine | 1.06 million people | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 1.00 million people | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 925,484 people | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 815,370 people | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 74 | Eswatini | 767,858 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 75 | Moldova | 733,978 people | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 76 | Belarus | 636,996 people | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 77 | Fiji | 537,666 people | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Armenia | 533,126 people | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 79 | Portugal | 498,606 people | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 493,396 people | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 81 | Oman | 469,995 people | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 461,845 people | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 430,335 people | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 84 | Chile | 429,142 people | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 385,701 people | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 86 | South Korea | 370,986 people | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 350,190 people | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 332,969 people | 2024 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Switzerland | 294,426 people | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 90 | Suriname | 280,119 people | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 272,809 people | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bhutan | 272,330 people | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 93 | Vanuatu | 264,853 people | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 94 | Spain | 259,452 people | 2024 | up 37.7% | flat |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 256,314 people | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 199,164 people | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 98 | France | 191,194 people | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 149,823 people | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 149,141 people | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 141,897 people | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 102 | United Kingdom | 122,408 people | 2024 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Kiribati | 114,222 people | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 101,101 people | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 105 | Lithuania | 93,391 people | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 92,574 people | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 107 | Samoa | 81,753 people | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 108 | Tonga | 73,341 people | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 109 | Germany | 69,927 people | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 110 | Latvia | 55,943 people | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 111 | Belgium | 53,161 people | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 112 | Norway | 52,282 people | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 113 | Israel | 50,503 people | 2024 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 114 | Seychelles | 46,035 people | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 115 | Reunion | 37,806 people | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 34,359 people | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 117 | French Polynesia | 26,916 people | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 118 | Sweden | 25,372 people | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 24,640 people | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 120 | French Guiana | 23,950 people | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 23,593 people | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Finland | 19,840 people | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Bahrain | 17,614 people | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 125 | Estonia | 14,369 people | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Grenada | 11,639 people | 2017 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 128 | Guam | 10,071 people | 2024 | up 385.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Nauru | 9,717 people | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 130 | New Caledonia | 9,173 people | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 131 | Slovenia | 9,013 people | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Tuvalu | 8,805 people | 2024 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 133 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8,212 people | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 134 | Andorra | 7,669 people | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 135 | Jersey | 7,430 people | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 136 | Netherlands | 7,382 people | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Denmark | 4,852 people | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 138 | American Samoa | 4,425 people | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 3,788 people | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Wallis and Futuna | 3,507 people | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 143 | Palau | 1,632 people | 2024 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 144 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,123 people | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 146 | Saint Martin (French part) | 881.73 people | 2024 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 147 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 222.96 people | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Niue | 128.13 people | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Helena | 84.09 people | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Isle of Man | 75.24 people | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 151 | San Marino | 0.0026 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gibraltar | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Hungary | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Macao | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Monaco | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Singapore | 0 people | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.