Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger
Niger: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 70.18 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger stood at 70.18. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger peaked at 70.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.75, in 2000.
That places Niger 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 47.85 | 42.75 | 52.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.15 | 54.04 | 64.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.82 | 65.48 | 70.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 221 Sierra Leone 75.57 compare
- 222 Mozambique 75.27 compare
- 223 Kenya 74.37 compare
- 225 Eritrea 69.45 compare
- 226 Equatorial Guinea 67.62 compare
- 227 Chad 64.76 compare
More population data for Niger
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.373 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.29 million (2100)
- Population density 71.7 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.373 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 3.68 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,043 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3.68 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 5.93 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 369,836 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Niger was 70.18 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 70.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.75 in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Niger ranks 224th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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