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People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

Bangladesh · 2000–2024 · Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO)

Latest (2024)54.31% of urban population
Earliest (2000)42.14
Change since 2000+12.17
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.UR.ZS)
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What you should know

The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.UR.ZS)
Data updated
November 1, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
2000–2024 (25 data points)
Unit
% of urban population
World Bank code
SH.H2O.SMDW.UR.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

How to cite this data

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank WDI (SH.H2O.SMDW.UR.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-water-safe-urban (data updated November 1, 2026).

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Year% of urban population
202454.31
202354.28
202254.25
202154.22
202053.03
201951.85
201850.66
201749.47
201648.29
201547.11
201445.92
201344.74
201243.57
201142.39
201042.36
200942.34
200842.32
200742.3
200642.28
200542.25
200442.23
200342.21
200242.19
200142.16
200042.14