Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 80.46 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia stood at 80.46. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia peaked at 80.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2000.
That places Zambia 214th 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 | 56.03 | 50 | 62.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 | 63.35 | 74.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.14 | 75.8 | 80.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 211 Togo 82.26 compare
- 212 Burkina Faso 81.76 compare
- 213 Zimbabwe 81.5 compare
- 215 Angola 79.12 compare
- 216 Solomon Islands 77.76 compare
- 217 South Sudan 77.64 compare
More population data for Zambia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.04 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 79,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Zambia was 80.46 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Zambia ranks 214th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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