Finland's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) was 99.65% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.59 percentage points from 99.06% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 99.65% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 99.64% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.06% | 2014 |
| Highest | 99.65% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 94.38% | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 99.61% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 94.38% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Finland's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) rose 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 99.64% to 99.65%).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.33 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.01 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 23rd highest value of the 147 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 99.65% | 2024 |
| World | 73.67% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 92.47% | 2024 |
| High income | 95.79% | 2024 |
Closest to Finland in the 2024 ranking
- Cyprus — 19th of 147: 99.72%
- France — 20th of 147: 99.71%
- Luxembourg — 21st of 147: 99.65%
- Slovenia — 23rd of 147: 99.57%
- Slovak Republic — 24th of 147: 99.57%
- Belgium — 25th of 147: 99.55%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: In order to meet the criteria for a safely managed drinking water service, an improved water source should meet three criteria: it should be accessible on the premises (accessibility), water should be available when needed (availability), and the water supplied should be free from contamination (quality). Many countries lack data on one or more elements of safely managed drinking water. The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) provide national estimates only when data are available on drinking water quality and at least one of the other criteria (accessibility and availability).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.65 |
| 2023 | 99.64 |
| 2022 | 99.64 |
| 2021 | 99.64 |
| 2020 | 99.64 |
| 2019 | 99.64 |
| 2018 | 99.63 |
| 2017 | 99.63 |
| 2016 | 99.63 |
| 2015 | 99.39 |
| 2014 |
People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) in nearby economies
- Albania — 70.79% (2024)
- Andorra — 90.64% (2024)
- Armenia — 82.07% (2024)
- Austria — 98.89% (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 57.81% (2024)
- Belarus — 93.06% (2024)
- Belgium — 99.55% (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86.4% (2024)
- Bulgaria
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Finland's people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population)?
- 99.65% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 5.27 percentage points from 94.38% in 2000. The highest value was 99.65% in 2024 and the lowest 94.38% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank?
- 23rd highest of 147 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in people using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) unusual for Finland?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.H2O.SMDW.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, note: Aggregate data by groups are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitorin… 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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