People using at least basic drinking water services in Euro area
Euro area: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 99.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Euro area peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2000.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
More health data for Euro area
- Age dependency ratio, old 36.2% (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 50.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 14.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.73 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 13.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 24.42 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 22.1% (2025)
- Population, female 183.06 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 58.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Euro area?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Euro area was 99.9% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2000.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.