People using at least basic drinking water services in Serbia
Serbia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 95.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Serbia peaked at 95.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2004.
Serbia ranks 129th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 89.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.1% | 95.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 34,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 35,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 34,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 34,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 34,240 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 887,098 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 32,797 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 33,762 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Serbia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Serbia was 95.4% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Serbia ranks 129th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.