Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income)
World Bank (lower middle income): Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 3.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income), 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income) is 3.35, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income) peaked at 4.81 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.35, in 2024.
World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 37th of 61 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.78 | — |
| 2001 | 4.81 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.77 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.72 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.67 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.66 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.61 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.55 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.49 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.43 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.37 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.31 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.24 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.17 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.02 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.94 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.86 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.76 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3.68 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.52 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.48 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.35 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.65 | 4.43 | 4.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 | 3.68 | 4.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 | 3.35 | 3.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World Bank (lower middle income)
- 34 Mozambique 8.65 compare
- 35 Somalia 7.62 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.49 compare
- 37 South Africa 7.46 compare
- 38 El Salvador 7.45 compare
- 39 Benin 7.43 compare
- 40 Lebanon 7.4 compare
More population data for World Bank (lower middle income)
- Total population by age 56,511 (2100)
- Total population by age 11,972 (2023)
- Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0.1547 (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 51.9 (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 22.72 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 7.81 (2024)
- Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 43.93 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 94.63 (2024)
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 16.92 (2024)
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 35.32 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in World Bank (lower middle income) was 3.35 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 in 2024.
- How does World Bank (lower middle income) rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- World Bank (lower middle income) ranks 37th out of 61 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in World Bank (lower middle income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World Bank (lower middle income) 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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