People using at least basic drinking water services in Zambia
Zambia: People using at least basic drinking water services was 73.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 73.4% 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Zambia peaked at 73.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 46.2% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.1% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 69.1% | 73.4% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 302,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 301,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 296,231 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 6.31 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 296,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 291,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 279,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Zambia?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Zambia was 73.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Zambia ranks 186th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.