Poland
Capital: Warsaw · High income · Pop. 36.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Poland, 88.68% 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 4.1 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 97.83% use safely managed sanitation services and 98.96% have at least a basic service (2024).
Poland has about 1,456 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 18% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 13% of Poland's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Poland have safe drinking water?
88.68% of Poland's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 4.1 million people do not.
Does Poland have enough freshwater?
Poland has roughly 1,456 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 18% of it annually (low-medium stress).