People using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia
Serbia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 6.43 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 6.43 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia peaked at 6.88 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.43 million people, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 105th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.88 million people | — |
| 2001 | 6.84 million people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.81 million people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.78 million people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.76 million people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.76 million people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.76 million people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.76 million people | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.76 million people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.75 million people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.73 million people | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.71 million people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.69 million people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.67 million people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.65 million people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.62 million people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.60 million people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.57 million people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.52 million people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.48 million people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.46 million people | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.43 million people | -0.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.43 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.43 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.20 million people, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.79 million people | 6.76 million people | 6.88 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 million people | 6.60 million people | 6.76 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 million people | 6.43 million people | 6.57 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % 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 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Serbia was 6.43 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 million people in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Serbia ranks 105th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.