People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine

Ukraine: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 35.39 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
35.39 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
35th
of 231 countries
All-time high
48.67 million people
in 2000
All-time low
35.29 million people
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201220242000: 48.7M people2001: 48.2M people2002: 47.8M people2003: 47.5M people2004: 46.9M people2005: 46.3M people2006: 45.8M people2007: 45.4M people2008: 44.9M people2009: 44.5M people2010: 44.1M people2011: 43.7M people2012: 43.4M people2013: 43.2M people2014: 42.9M people2015: 42.7M people2016: 42.6M people2017: 42.4M people2018: 42.2M people2019: 42.0M people2020: 41.8M people2021: 41.4M people2022: 38.4M people2023: 35.3M people2024: 35.4M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine is 35.39 million people, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine peaked at 48.67 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.29 million people, in 2023.

Ukraine ranks 35th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.60 million people 44.48 million people 48.67 million people 10
2010s 42.93 million people 42.01 million people 44.09 million people 10
2020s 38.45 million people 35.29 million people 41.76 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine?
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Ukraine was 35.39 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 48.67 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 35.29 million people in 2023.
How does Ukraine rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
Ukraine ranks 35th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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.