People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain

Bahrain: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 17,614 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17,614 people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
124th
of 163 countries
All-time high
17,614 people
in 2024
All-time low
8,736 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201220242000: 8.7k people2001: 8.9k people2002: 9.3k people2003: 9.8k people2004: 10.2k people2005: 10.6k people2006: 10.9k people2007: 11.3k people2008: 12.0k people2009: 12.7k people2010: 13.1k people2011: 13.0k people2012: 13.1k people2013: 13.6k people2014: 14.2k people2015: 14.9k people2016: 15.6k people2017: 16.2k people2018: 16.4k people2019: 16.3k people2020: 16.3k people2021: 16.5k people2022: 16.8k people2023: 17.2k people2024: 17.6k people

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 safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain is 17,614 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain peaked at 17,614 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,736 people, in 2000.

Bahrain ranks 124th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10,445 people 8,736 people 12,723 people 10
2010s 14,628 people 13,018 people 16,357 people 10
2020s 16,868 people 16,255 people 17,614 people 5

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 122 Slovakia 23,593 people compare
  2. 123 Finland 19,840 people compare
  3. 125 Estonia 14,369 people compare
  4. 127 Grenada 11,639 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain was 17,614 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 Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 17,614 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 8,736 people in 2000.
How does Bahrain rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Bahrain ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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
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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.