People using safely managed drinking water services in Poland
Poland: People using safely managed drinking water services was 88.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Poland, 2005–2024
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 safely managed drinking water services in Poland stood at 88.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Poland peaked at 92.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 2024.
Poland ranks 65th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.1% | 92.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.3% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.7% | 90.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Poland
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 208,967 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 23.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 11.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 219,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 211,467 (2025)
- Population, female 18.79 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 208,596 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Poland?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Poland was 88.7% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Poland ranks 65th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland 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.