People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives
Maldives: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 526,524 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 526,524 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives peaked at 526,524 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 265,029 people, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 170th of 231 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 265,029 people | — |
| 2001 | 270,507 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 276,098 people | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 281,728 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 287,417 people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 293,208 people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 301,294 people | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 312,432 people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 324,711 people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 337,452 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 350,658 people | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 364,286 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 378,235 people | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 392,358 people | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 406,837 people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 422,360 people | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 438,565 people | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 454,670 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 470,657 people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 485,893 people | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 500,356 people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 514,479 people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 522,547 people | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 524,575 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 526,524 people | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 526,524 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 526,524 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.30 million people, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 294,988 people | 265,029 people | 337,452 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 416,452 people | 350,658 people | 485,893 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 517,696 people | 500,356 people | 526,524 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % 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 -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Maldives was 526,524 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 526,524 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,029 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.