People using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica
Dominica: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 64,216 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica, 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica stood at 64,216 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica peaked at 67,614 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64,216 people, in 2024.
That places Dominica 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,583 people | — |
| 2001 | 64,453 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 64,612 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 64,851 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 65,046 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65,210 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65,360 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65,481 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65,569 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 65,659 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65,734 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 65,999 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66,140 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66,790 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 67,500 people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 67,614 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66,919 people | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 65,928 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65,692 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 65,482 people | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 65,258 people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64,972 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 64,679 people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64,443 people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 64,216 people | -0.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 64,216 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 64,216 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.49 million people, 3% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,082 people | 64,453 people | 65,659 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,380 people | 65,482 people | 67,614 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,713 people | 64,216 people | 65,258 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 200 Andorra 81,938 people compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 71,077 people compare
- 202 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 204 Greenland 55,840 people compare
- 205 Faroe Islands 55,400 people compare
- 206 American Samoa 46,765 people compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Dominica was 64,216 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 67,614 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,216 people in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Dominica ranks 203rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.