Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo · Upper middle income · Pop. 11.4 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Dominican Republic, 45.33% 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 6.2 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 42.97% use safely managed sanitation services and 90.12% have at least a basic service (2024).
Dominican Republic has about 2,092 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 30% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 83% of Dominican Republic's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Dominican Republic have safe drinking water?
45.33% of Dominican Republic's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 6.2 million people do not.
Does Dominican Republic have enough freshwater?
Dominican Republic has roughly 2,092 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 30% of it annually (medium stress).