Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 98.3 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia is 98.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia peaked at 98.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.5, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 127th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.95 | 96.5 | 97.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.75 | 97.44 | 98.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2 | 98.09 | 98.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More population data for Malaysia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.278 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8625 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 41,032 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.8627 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.54 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 138,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Malaysia was 98.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Malaysia ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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