People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, urban in Early-demographic dividend stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.9% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Early-demographic dividend 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -39.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Early-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -39.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.6% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 18 Papua New Guinea 5.3% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
- 20 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 21 Cote d'Ivoire 4.3% compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.9% compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.7% compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 3.7% compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9297 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.7819 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Early-demographic dividend?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Early-demographic dividend was 0.5% 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, urban recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-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, urban (% of urban 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.