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Korea, Republic of: People using safely managed drinking water services

99.28percent · 2024+0.9% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 2002 to 2024.

20022024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.283
202399.263
202299.17
202199.078
202098.986
201998.893
201898.801
201798.709
201698.616
201598.524
201498.396
201398.25
201298.104
201197.958
201097.812
200997.667
200897.521
200797.376
200697.23
200597.23
200497.23
200397.23
200297.23

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using safely managed drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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