Finland: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Finland had the 1st highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Finland in the 2024 ranking

• Brazil — 6th of 167: 100%
• Denmark — 7th of 167: 100%
• Estonia — 8th of 167: 100%
• France — 10th of 167: 100%
• Germany — 11th of 167: 100%
• Greece — 12th of 167: 100%

What this measures

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Limitations: National, regional and income group estimates are made when data are available for at least 50 percent of the population.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in nearby economies

• Albania — 94.09% (2024)
• Andorra — 100% (2024)
• Armenia — 100% (2024)
• Austria — 100% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 94.74% (2024)
• Belarus — 99.88% (2024)
• Belgium — 100% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 97.33% (2024)

More health data for Finland

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.99% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.29% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 395,095 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 13.84% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 414,045 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 14.83% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 809,141 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 14.33% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 4.48% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Finland's people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)?

100% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is unchanged since 2000. The highest value was 100% in 2000 and the lowest 100% in 2000.

How does Finland rank?

1st highest of 167 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08….

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.H2O.BASW.RU.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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