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
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain, 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 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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,736 people | — |
| 2001 | 8,894 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 9,301 people | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 9,754 people | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 10,180 people | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10,576 people | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 10,940 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 11,326 people | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12,025 people | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 12,723 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 13,065 people | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13,018 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13,144 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13,610 people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 14,238 people | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 14,880 people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 15,559 people | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 16,158 people | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 16,357 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16,255 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16,255 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,460 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16,807 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 17,204 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 17,614 people | +2.4% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 17,614 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 57% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 17,614 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.16 million people, 1% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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
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.