Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 46.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 46.9% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic peaked at 47.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 82nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.1% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.9% | 47.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.9% compare
- 80 Zambia 50.2% compare
- 81 Mozambique 47.5% compare
- 83 Turks and Caicos Islands 46.5% compare
- 84 Pakistan 45.4% compare
- 85 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.2% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Dominican Republic was 46.9% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Dominican Republic ranks 82nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.