Safely managed drinking water in Denmark

99.9% of people in Denmark 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
Denmark, 2024 99.9% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.9%
World, 2024 73.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 99.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 13th of 148 See the full ranking

Safely managed drinking water in Denmark 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 DenmarkWorld
2024 99.9% 73.7%
2023 99.9% 72.0%
2022 99.9% 71.5%
2021 99.9% 71.0%
2020 99.9% 70.5%
2019 99.8% 69.9%
2018 99.5% 69.4%
2017 99.1% 68.8%
2016 98.8% 68.2%
2015 98.5% 67.7%
2014 98.2% 67.1%
2013 97.8% 66.5%
2012 97.5% 65.9%
2011 97.2% 65.3%
2010 96.9% 64.8%
2009 96.5% 64.3%
2008 96.2% 63.8%
2007 95.9% 63.4%
2006 95.6% 63.1%
2005 95.3% 62.8%
2004 94.9% 62.5%
2003 94.6% 62.1%
2002 94.6% 61.8%
2001 94.6% 61.5%
2000 94.6% 61.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.2%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 148 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 13th 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 Denmark
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