People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, rural in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 6.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2024.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -40.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Late-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -53.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | -40.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 35 Afghanistan 15.4% compare
- 36 Laos 14.3% compare
- 37 Guinea-Bissau 14.2% compare
- 38 Mongolia 13.7% compare
- 39 Pakistan 13.0% compare
- 40 East Timor 11.7% compare
- 41 Senegal 11.3% compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Late-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Late-demographic dividend was 0.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.