Safely managed drinking water in Bangladesh

59.1% of people in Bangladesh used safely managed drinking water in 2024.

Measure: People using safely managed drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2024 59.1% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 59.1%
World, 2024 73.7% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 102nd of 148 See the full ranking

Safely managed drinking water in Bangladesh over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period BangladeshWorld
2024 59.1% 73.7%
2023 59.1% 72.0%
2022 59.2% 71.5%
2021 59.2% 71.0%
2020 58.7% 70.5%
2019 58.2% 69.9%
2018 57.7% 69.4%
2017 57.3% 68.8%
2016 56.8% 68.2%
2015 56.4% 67.7%
2014 56.0% 67.1%
2013 55.7% 66.5%
2012 55.3% 65.9%
2011 54.9% 65.3%
2010 55.0% 64.8%
2009 55.0% 64.3%
2008 55.1% 63.8%
2007 55.1% 63.4%
2006 55.2% 63.1%
2005 55.2% 62.8%
2004 55.2% 62.5%
2003 55.3% 62.1%
2002 55.3% 61.8%
2001 55.3% 61.5%
2000 55.3% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 59.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.0%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 102nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.H2O.SMDW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene