People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland
Poland: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 4.36 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.36 million people for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland peaked at 4.36 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million people, in 2009.
Poland ranks 48th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.38 million people | — |
| 2006 | 3.23 million people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.08 million people | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.93 million people | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.79 million people | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 2.84 million people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.89 million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million people | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.99 million people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.04 million people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.10 million people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.21 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.27 million people | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.33 million people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.53 million people | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million people | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.95 million people | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 4.19 million people | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.36 million people | +4.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.36 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,638 people, 142.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.36 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 199,164 people, 21.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.08 million people | 2.79 million people | 3.38 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.08 million people | 2.84 million people | 3.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 million people | 3.53 million people | 4.36 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % 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 0.1029 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -4.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Poland was 4.36 million 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million people in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Poland ranks 48th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.