Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in India
India: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 2.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in India, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
India recorded 2.34 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in India peaked at 4.85 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.34, in 2024.
That places India 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 | 4.08 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 | 2.96 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.34 | 2.84 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More population data for India
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7665 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.67 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7662 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.96 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 236,763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in India?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in India was 2.34 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 in 2024.
- How does India rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- India ranks 80th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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