Serbia
Capital: Belgrade · Upper middle income · Pop. 6.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Serbia, 74.97% 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 1.6 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 24.07% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.94% have at least a basic service (2024).
Serbia has about 1,261 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 61% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 8% of Serbia's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Serbia have safe drinking water?
74.97% of Serbia's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 1.6 million people do not.
Does Serbia have enough freshwater?
Serbia has roughly 1,261 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 61% of it annually (medium stress).