Close to three-quarters of the global population had access to safely managed drinking water in 2024, increasing by five percentage points since 2015. Europe and North America was the region with the highest share at 94 percent, while it was lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa, reaching only 32Â percent.
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UNICEF. (July 31, 2025). Share of the population with access to safely managed drinking water worldwide in 2024, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1423368/access-clean-drinking-water-world-region/
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