People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti
Djibouti: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 53,612 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti, 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
Djibouti recorded 53,612 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti peaked at 68,836 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 53,612 people, in 2024.
Djibouti ranks 94th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,291 people | — |
| 2001 | 68,051 people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68,752 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68,836 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 68,418 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 67,999 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 67,817 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67,750 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 67,579 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 67,396 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67,119 people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66,723 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 66,236 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 65,656 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 64,987 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 64,214 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 63,352 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 62,407 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61,382 people | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 60,276 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 59,083 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 57,809 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 56,466 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 55,067 people | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 53,612 people | -2.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 53,612 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 796,634 people, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 53,612 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80,074 people, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,989 people | 67,291 people | 68,836 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,235 people | 60,276 people | 67,119 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,407 people | 53,612 people | 59,083 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Djibouti was 53,612 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 68,836 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,612 people in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Djibouti ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.