Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.43 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 231 countries
All-time high
99.43
in 2023
All-time low
98.33
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados is 99.43, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados peaked at 99.43 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.33, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 97th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.55 | 98.33 | 98.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.03 | 98.81 | 99.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.37 | 99.29 | 99.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 99.47 compare
- 95 Latvia 99.46 compare
- 96 Samoa 99.44 compare
- 98 Jordan 99.41 compare
- 99 Sint Maarten 99.31 compare
- 100 Saint Helena 99.29 compare
More population data for Barbados
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.709 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 8,035 (2100)
- Population density 452.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.709 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9003 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0106 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 267.79 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0106 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.71 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Barbados was 99.43 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.43 in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.33 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Barbados ranks 97th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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