Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.81 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives is 99.81, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives peaked at 99.81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.24, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 77th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.74 | 94.24 | 97.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6 | 97.39 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.75 | 99.7 | 99.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 74 Libya 99.84 compare
- 75 Montenegro 99.84 compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 99.82 compare
- 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.8 compare
- 79 North Macedonia 99.78 compare
- 80 Oman 99.77 compare
More population data for Maldives
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.1872 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.56 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.56 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Maldives was 99.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.24 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Maldives ranks 77th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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