People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 20.15 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.15 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
58th
of 231 countries
All-time high
20.15 million people
in 2024
All-time low
13.96 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220242000: 14.0M people2001: 14.1M people2002: 14.2M people2003: 14.4M people2004: 14.5M people2005: 14.7M people2006: 14.9M people2007: 15.1M people2008: 15.3M people2009: 15.5M people2010: 15.8M people2011: 16.1M people2012: 16.3M people2013: 16.6M people2014: 16.9M people2015: 17.3M people2016: 17.6M people2017: 17.9M people2018: 18.2M people2019: 18.6M people2020: 18.9M people2021: 19.2M people2022: 19.5M people2023: 19.9M people2024: 20.1M 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 Kazakhstan stood at 20.15 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% 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 Kazakhstan peaked at 20.15 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.96 million people, in 2000.

That places Kazakhstan 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.65 million people 13.96 million people 15.51 million people 10
2010s 17.13 million people 15.78 million people 18.56 million people 10
2020s 19.53 million people 18.88 million people 20.15 million people 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 55 Mali 21.14 million people compare
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  3. 57 Cameroon 20.80 million people compare
  4. 59 Chile 19.48 million people compare
  5. 60 Romania 19.02 million people compare
  6. 61 Netherlands 18.23 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan?
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Kazakhstan was 20.15 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 20.15 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 13.96 million people in 2000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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