People using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel

Israel: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 9.39 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.39 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
91st
of 231 countries
All-time high
9.39 million people
in 2024
All-time low
6.11 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel, 2000–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000201220242000: 6.1M people2001: 6.3M people2002: 6.4M people2003: 6.5M people2004: 6.6M people2005: 6.7M people2006: 6.8M people2007: 7.0M people2008: 7.1M people2009: 7.2M people2010: 7.3M people2011: 7.5M people2012: 7.6M people2013: 7.7M people2014: 7.9M people2015: 8.1M people2016: 8.2M people2017: 8.4M people2018: 8.5M people2019: 8.7M people2020: 8.8M people2021: 8.9M people2022: 9.1M people2023: 9.3M people2024: 9.4M 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel stood at 9.39 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel peaked at 9.39 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.11 million people, in 2000.

That places Israel 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 6.67 million people 6.11 million people 7.21 million people 10
2010s 7.99 million people 7.34 million people 8.66 million people 10
2020s 9.10 million people 8.80 million people 9.39 million people 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 88 Greece 10.05 million people compare
  2. 89 Hungary 9.68 million people compare
  3. 90 Tajikistan 9.45 million people compare
  4. 92 Burundi 9.26 million people compare
  5. 93 Belarus 9.17 million people compare
  6. 94 Austria 9.12 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel?
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Israel was 9.39 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 9.39 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 6.11 million people in 2000.
How does Israel rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Israel ranks 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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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About this data

Indicator
People using at least a basic drinking water source
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
231 places, 5,586 data points, 2000–2024
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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.