People using at least basic drinking water services in Mauritius
Mauritius: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 99.9% 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% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Mauritius peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 47th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 44 United States 100.0% compare
- 45 Australia 100.0% compare
- 46 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 48 Spain 99.9% compare
- 49 Saint Martin (French part) 99.9% compare
- 50 Turkmenistan 99.9% compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population, female 623,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Mauritius?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Mauritius ranks 47th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.