Nevertheless, in 2011, there were still 360 million people lacking access to improved water sources, which represents about 46 per cent of the worlds total. The North and Central Asian subregion has the highest proportion of the population with access to improved water sources but has shown limited progress since 1990 and has therefore not yet achieved the Millennium Development Goal target. The case is similar in the Pacific subregion, which has recorded a decrease in the proportion of the population with access to safe drinking water.