People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel

Israel: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 50,503 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50,503 people
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
113th
of 163 countries
All-time high
50,503 people
in 2024
All-time low
14,592 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201220242000: 14.6k people2001: 14.9k people2002: 16.1k people2003: 17.2k people2004: 18.4k people2005: 19.5k people2006: 20.8k people2007: 22.0k people2008: 23.3k people2009: 24.7k people2010: 26.1k people2011: 27.5k people2012: 29.0k people2013: 30.6k people2014: 32.2k people2015: 33.8k people2016: 35.6k people2017: 37.3k people2018: 39.1k people2019: 40.9k people2020: 42.7k people2021: 44.6k people2022: 46.6k people2023: 48.6k people2024: 50.5k people

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 50,503 people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel peaked at 50,503 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,592 people, in 2000.

Israel ranks 113th 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 19,145 people 14,592 people 24,665 people 10
2010s 33,207 people 26,065 people 40,909 people 10
2020s 46,602 people 42,735 people 50,503 people 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 110 Latvia 55,943 people compare
  2. 111 Belgium 53,161 people compare
  3. 112 Norway 52,282 people compare
  4. 114 Seychelles 46,035 people compare
  5. 115 Reunion 37,806 people compare
  6. 116 Puerto Rico 34,359 people compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Israel was 50,503 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 50,503 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 14,592 people in 2000.
How does Israel rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Israel ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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.