People using at least basic drinking water services in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: People using at least basic drinking water services was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Upper 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 Upper middle income stood at 95.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Upper middle income peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, 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 | 87.0% | 84.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 90.3% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 95.9% | 5 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Age dependency ratio, old 17.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 13.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 161.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 366.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.9% (2025)
- Population, female 49.8% (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population, male 1.54 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 205.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Upper middle income?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Upper middle income was 95.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.