North Korea: Access to drinking water, urban

The latest value from 2023 is 77 percent, unchanged from 77 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 69.5 percent, based on data from 100 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 2000 to 2023 is 77.8 percent. The minimum value, 77 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 78.7 percent was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Access to an improved water source, urban, refers to the percentage of the urban population using an improved drinking water source. The improved drinking water source includes piped water on premises (piped household water connection located inside the users' dwelling, plot or yard), and other improved drinking water sources (public taps or standpipes, tube wells or boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs, and rainwater collection).