People using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay
Uruguay: People using at least basic drinking water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay is 99.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 23,933 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 551,091 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 23,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 22,530 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 23,494 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Uruguay was 99.6% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Uruguay ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.