People using at least basic drinking water services in Iran
Iran: People using at least basic drinking water services was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Iran recorded 97.9% 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Iran peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2000.
Iran ranks 100th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 94.2% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 97 Saint Lucia 98.1% compare
- 98 Suriname 98.0% compare
- 99 Malaysia 97.9% compare
- 101 Nauru 97.8% compare
- 102 Kazakhstan 97.8% compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.7% compare
More health data for Iran
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 696,770 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 632,755 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 681,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 645,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 694,303 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 32.64 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 69.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 667,754 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Iran?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Iran was 97.9% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Iran ranks 100th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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.