People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti

Haiti: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 1.32 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.32 million people
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
47th
of 178 countries
All-time high
2.90 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.32 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti, 2000–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201220242000: 2.9M people2001: 2.8M people2002: 2.7M people2003: 2.7M people2004: 2.6M people2005: 2.5M people2006: 2.5M people2007: 2.4M people2008: 2.4M people2009: 2.3M people2010: 2.2M people2011: 2.2M people2012: 2.1M people2013: 2.0M people2014: 2.0M people2015: 1.9M people2016: 1.8M people2017: 1.8M people2018: 1.7M people2019: 1.6M people2020: 1.6M people2021: 1.5M people2022: 1.4M people2023: 1.4M people2024: 1.3M people

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

Analysis

In 2024, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti stood at 1.32 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti peaked at 2.90 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million people, in 2024.

Haiti ranks 47th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.58 million people 2.31 million people 2.90 million people 10
2010s 1.94 million people 1.64 million people 2.24 million people 10
2020s 1.45 million people 1.32 million people 1.58 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti?
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Haiti was 1.32 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 2.90 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million people in 2024.
How does Haiti rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
Haiti ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti 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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About this data

Indicator
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
178 places, 4,351 data points, 2000–2024
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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.