People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 122,236 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan, 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan is 122,236 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.30 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122,236 people, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 83rd of 178 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.30 million people | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 million people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million people | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million people | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million people | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million people | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 958,094 people | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 912,215 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 864,887 people | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 817,308 people | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 769,531 people | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 721,213 people | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 671,612 people | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 620,603 people | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 568,286 people | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 514,364 people | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 458,581 people | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 402,654 people | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 346,691 people | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 290,228 people | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 234,245 people | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 177,887 people | -24.1% |
| 2024 | 122,236 people | -31.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 122,236 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 122,236 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,044 people, 117.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -31.3% | 177,887 people | 122,236 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 million people | 912,215 people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,904 people | 402,654 people | 864,887 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,257 people | 122,236 people | 346,691 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.45 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Azerbaijan was 122,236 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,236 people in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Azerbaijan ranks 83rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.