Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 14.29 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Zimbabwe, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 14.29 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.07 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.72 | 10.47 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.77 | 13.24 | 14.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 16 Djibouti 15.63 compare
- 17 Cameroon 14.9 compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 14.89 compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.84 compare
- 21 Chad 12.55 compare
- 22 Mauritania 12.33 compare
More population data for Zimbabwe
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.188 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.49 million (2100)
- Population density 96.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.188 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5219 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.94 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 26,439 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.67 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 9,240 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Zimbabwe was 14.29 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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