People using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland
Ireland: People using at least basic drinking water services was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland stood at 97.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 110th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.6% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Ireland
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,393 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 52.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 34,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 36,144 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 34,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 35,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 37,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,370 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Ireland was 97.1% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Ireland ranks 110th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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.