Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 84.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia is 84.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia peaked at 84.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2000.
North Macedonia ranks 37th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 34 Uzbekistan 88.9% compare
- 35 Ukraine 88.3% compare
- 36 Montenegro 87.3% compare
- 38 India 83.0% compare
- 39 Ecuador 82.4% compare
- 40 Palestine, State of 81.9% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.22 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0415 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in North Macedonia was 84.7% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- North Macedonia ranks 37th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.