People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Seychelles

Seychelles: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 46,035 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
46,035 people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
114th
of 163 countries
All-time high
46,035 people
in 2024
All-time low
31,705 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201220242000: 31.7k people2001: 32.1k people2002: 32.5k people2003: 32.8k people2004: 33.1k people2005: 33.5k people2006: 33.8k people2007: 34.1k people2008: 34.4k people2009: 34.7k people2010: 35.0k people2011: 35.7k people2012: 36.5k people2013: 37.3k people2014: 38.1k people2015: 39.0k people2016: 39.9k people2017: 40.8k people2018: 41.7k people2019: 42.2k people2020: 43.0k people2021: 43.8k people2022: 44.6k people2023: 45.3k people2024: 46.0k people

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

Analysis

In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Seychelles stood at 46,035 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Seychelles peaked at 46,035 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,705 people, in 2000.

Seychelles ranks 114th 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 33,256 people 31,705 people 34,661 people 10
2010s 38,626 people 35,049 people 42,203 people 10
2020s 44,557 people 43,012 people 46,035 people 5

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 111 Belgium 53,161 people compare
  2. 112 Norway 52,282 people compare
  3. 113 Israel 50,503 people compare
  4. 115 Reunion 37,806 people compare
  5. 116 Puerto Rico 34,359 people compare
  6. 117 French Polynesia 26,916 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Seychelles?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Seychelles was 46,035 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 46,035 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 31,705 people in 2000.
How does Seychelles rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Seychelles ranks 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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
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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.