People using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria peaked at 99.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 35,768 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 34,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Bulgaria ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.