People using at least basic drinking water services in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using at least basic drinking water services was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 95.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in IBRD only peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 83.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 89.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 95.7% | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 234.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 295.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.67 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in IBRD only?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in IBRD only was 95.7% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2000.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.