Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 93.47 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia is 93.47, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia peaked at 93.47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.64, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 180th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.71 | 83.64 | 87.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.09 | 88.23 | 91.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.84 | 92.18 | 93.47 | 5 |
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More population data for Namibia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.091 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 357,079 (2100)
- Population density 7.16 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.091 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,780 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.21 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5,258 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Namibia was 93.47 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.64 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Namibia ranks 180th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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