Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.3673 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.3673 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 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay peaked at 0.7231 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3673, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 120th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6505 | 0.5787 | 0.7231 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5041 | 0.4455 | 0.5633 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3984 | 0.3673 | 0.4297 | 5 |
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More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 78,530 (2100)
- Population density 12.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0062 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0061 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Uruguay was 0.3673 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7231 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3673 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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