Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.7615 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt stood at 0.7615. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt peaked at 0.7615 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4501, in 2000.
That places Egypt 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.5091 | 0.4501 | 0.5683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6421 | 0.5816 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7384 | 0.7145 | 0.7615 | 5 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 238,014 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Egypt was 0.7615 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7615 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4501 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Egypt ranks 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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