Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 5.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.01 for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Madagascar peaked at 5.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.93, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 2.39 | 1.93 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 3.01 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 | 4.43 | 5.01 | 5 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.91 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 83 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Madagascar was 5.01 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Madagascar ranks 56th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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