Basic drinking water access in North Korea
93.9% of people in North Korea used at least basic drinking water services in 2023.
North Korea, 2023
93.9%
Change from 2022
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World, 2023
91.2%
Basic drinking water access in North Korea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 93.8% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 99.3% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 93.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 95.9%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 91.2%.