People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Serbia
Serbia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.69 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 1.69 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Serbia peaked at 1.97 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million people, in 2024.
That places Serbia 62nd 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 | 1.92 million people | 1.88 million people | 1.97 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.87 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.74 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Serbia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Serbia was 1.69 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million people in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.