People not using safely managed drinking water sources in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 350,190 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia is 350,190 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in North Macedonia peaked at 411,889 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 350,190 people, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 87th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 408,520 people | 403,726 people | 411,889 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,403 people | 369,224 people | 403,049 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 355,932 people | 350,190 people | 363,331 people | 5 |
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More environment data for North Macedonia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.38 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0639 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0049 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.6708 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in North Macedonia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in North Macedonia was 350,190 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 411,889 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,190 people in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.