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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

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.

Global rank#107out of 179 countries
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Historical trend

99.198.698.097.596.9200020122023Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · 2023: 97Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep. records 97 for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in 2023, ranking #107 globally out of 179 countries.
  • People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) declined from 99 in 2000 to 97 in 2023, a decrease of 2.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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