Basic drinking water access in Hungary

100.0% of people in Hungary used at least basic drinking water services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic drinking water services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hungary, 2024 100.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 100.0%
European Union, 2024 99.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 99.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 16th of 202 See the full ranking

Basic drinking water access in Hungary 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 at least basic drinking water services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period HungaryEuropean Union
2024 100.0% 99.1%
2023 100.0% 99.1%
2022 100.0% 99.1%
2021 100.0% 99.2%
2020 99.7% 99.2%
2019 99.5% 99.2%
2018 99.2% 99.3%
2017 98.9% 99.3%
2016 98.7% 99.3%
2015 98.4% 99.4%
2014 98.1% 99.4%
2013 97.8% 99.4%
2012 97.6% 99.5%
2011 97.3% 99.5%
2010 97.0% 99.5%
2009 96.7% 99.5%
2008 96.4% 99.5%
2007 96.1% 99.5%
2006 95.8% 99.5%
2005 95.5% 99.5%
2004 95.1% 99.6%
2003 94.8% 99.5%
2002 94.5% 99.5%
2001 94.2% 99.5%
2000 93.9% 99.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98.1%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 99.1%.

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.BASW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Hungary
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