People using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados
Barbados: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 79th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Population ages 65 and above, male 15.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 48,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 1,944 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1,838 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 1,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Barbados was 99.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Barbados ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.