People using safely managed drinking water services in Finland
Finland: People using safely managed drinking water services was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Finland recorded 99.6% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Finland peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2000.
That places Finland 22nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 95.9% | 94.4% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.7% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 31,514 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 30,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 29,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 29,312 (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 26,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,828 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 30,617 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Finland?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Finland 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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 safely managed 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 drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.