Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 95.3% for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia peaked at 95.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2004.
That places Serbia 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.5% | — |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 95.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 95.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 92.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.2% | 95.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Serbia was 95.3% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Serbia ranks 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.