People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 4.36 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.36 million people
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 163 countries
All-time high
4.48 million people
in 2017
All-time low
4.18 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201220242000: 4.2M people2001: 4.2M people2002: 4.2M people2003: 4.2M people2004: 4.2M people2005: 4.2M people2006: 4.3M people2007: 4.3M people2008: 4.3M people2009: 4.3M people2010: 4.4M people2011: 4.4M people2012: 4.4M people2013: 4.4M people2014: 4.4M people2015: 4.5M people2016: 4.5M people2017: 4.5M people2018: 4.5M people2019: 4.5M people2020: 4.5M people2021: 4.4M people2022: 4.4M people2023: 4.4M people2024: 4.4M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 4.36 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Azerbaijan peaked at 4.48 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million people, in 2000.

Azerbaijan ranks 49th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.25 million people 4.18 million people 4.34 million people 10
2010s 4.43 million people 4.36 million people 4.48 million people 10
2020s 4.41 million people 4.36 million people 4.45 million people 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 46 Central African Republic 5.00 million people compare
  2. 47 Ukraine 4.59 million people compare
  3. 48 Poland 4.36 million people compare
  4. 50 Tunisia 4.30 million people compare
  5. 51 Honduras 3.73 million people compare
  6. 52 Tajikistan 3.70 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Azerbaijan?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Azerbaijan was 4.36 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 4.48 million people in 2017.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million people in 2000.
How does Azerbaijan rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Azerbaijan ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.