People using safely managed drinking water services in Malta
Malta: People using safely managed drinking water services was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Malta, 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 safely managed drinking water services in Malta is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2024.
That places Malta 16th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Malta
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 207,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 74,777 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Malta?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Malta was 99.8% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.