People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 57.78 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands, 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
Marshall Islands recorded 57.78 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands peaked at 63.51 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.45 people, in 2004.
That places Marshall Islands 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.24 people | — |
| 2001 | 38.9 people | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.48 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.99 people | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 37.45 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.79 people | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 43.99 people | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 47.03 people | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 49.91 people | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 52.66 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 55.33 people | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7 people | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 59.56 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 60.97 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 62.05 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 62.82 people | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.3 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.51 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.46 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.22 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.79 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 62.16 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 61.47 people | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 60.72 people | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 57.78 people | -4.9% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 57.78 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 57.78 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.64 people | 37.45 people | 52.66 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.19 people | 55.33 people | 63.51 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.98 people | 57.78 people | 62.79 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 131 Tonga 143.28 people compare
- 132 Wallis and Futuna 80.75 people compare
- 133 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.18 people compare
- 135 Palau 27.5 people compare
- 136 Cook Islands 6.09 people compare
- 137 Tuvalu 3.29 people compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value 987 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 79 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 141 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 110 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Marshall Islands was 57.78 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 63.51 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 people in 2004.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Marshall Islands ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.