People using at least basic drinking water services in Chile
Chile: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Chile recorded 99.1% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Chile peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 5 |
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- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 127,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 122,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 126,592 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 121,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 121,992 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 126,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Chile?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Chile was 99.1% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Chile ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.