People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Chile
Chile: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 429,142 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Chile, 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 Chile is 429,142 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Chile peaked at 1.31 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 429,142 people, in 2024.
That places Chile 84th out of 163 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 safely managed drinking water sources in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.25 million people | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million people | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million people | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 990,897 people | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 937,771 people | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 883,485 people | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 828,142 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 771,337 people | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 712,988 people | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 653,206 people | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 592,005 people | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 544,904 people | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 537,918 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 531,618 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 527,090 people | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 523,570 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 512,790 people | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 499,393 people | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 483,863 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 466,111 people | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 446,358 people | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 429,142 people | -3.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 429,142 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 14.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 429,142 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.00 million people, 43% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 million people | 828,142 people | 1.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,743 people | 512,790 people | 771,337 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 464,973 people | 429,142 people | 499,393 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 81 Oman 469,995 people compare
- 82 Trinidad and Tobago 461,845 people compare
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- 85 Turkmenistan 385,701 people compare
- 86 South Korea 370,986 people compare
- 87 North Macedonia 350,190 people compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Chile?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Chile was 429,142 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,142 people in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Chile ranks 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.