Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 77.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 77.0% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 78.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2019.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.7% | — |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 78.1% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 77.0% in 2023, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2019.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 47th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.