People using at least basic drinking water services in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 90.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Lower middle income peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, 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 | 78.4% | 75.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 82.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.5% | 90.8% | 5 |
More health data for Lower middle income
- Age dependency ratio 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 422.40 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 6.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.90 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 9.4% (2025)
- Population, female 1.45 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 966.06 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population, male 1.50 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Lower middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Lower middle income was 90.8% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2000.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.