Bosnia and Herzegovina
Capital: Sarajevo · Upper middle income · Pop. 3.2 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 86.4% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 430,338 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 56.63% use safely managed sanitation services and 95.39% have at least a basic service (2018).
Bosnia and Herzegovina has about 11,077 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 1% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Common questions
How many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina have safe drinking water?
86.4% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 430,338 people do not.
Does Bosnia and Herzegovina have enough freshwater?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has roughly 11,077 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 1% of it annually (low stress).