Sweden
Capital: Stockholm · High income · Pop. 10.6 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Sweden, 99.76% 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 25,367 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 95.35% use safely managed sanitation services and 98.74% have at least a basic service (2024).
Sweden has about 16,306 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 1% of those internal resources annually (low water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 5% of Sweden's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Sweden have safe drinking water?
99.76% of Sweden's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 25,367 people do not.
Does Sweden have enough freshwater?
Sweden has roughly 16,306 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 1% of it annually (low stress).