People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine
Palestine: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.06 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine, 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
Palestine recorded 1.06 million 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine peaked at 1.06 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 801,985 people, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 70th 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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 801,985 people | — |
| 2001 | 812,015 people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 818,785 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 823,891 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 828,760 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 834,254 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 840,393 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 846,755 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 852,603 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 857,711 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 862,856 people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 867,973 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 872,425 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 876,236 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 879,429 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 888,117 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 902,518 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 923,257 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 943,534 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 963,631 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 984,610 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million people | +1.5% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1.06 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.56 million people, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1.06 million people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.16 million people, 49% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 831,715 people | 801,985 people | 857,711 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 897,998 people | 862,856 people | 963,631 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million people | 984,610 people | 1.06 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More environment data for Palestine
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -94.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -92.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Palestine was 1.06 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 801,985 people in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Palestine ranks 70th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.