Population using safely managed drinking-water services in World
World: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in World, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using safely managed drinking-water services in World stood at 60.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in World peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.9% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 46.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 41.9% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 45.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.2% | 60.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed drinking-water services in World?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in World was 60.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2000.
- How does World rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- World ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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