People practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, rural was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 37.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.2% | — |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 32.9% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Pre-demographic dividend was 23.8% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.