People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services 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 population.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 79.9% for people using at least basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 79.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 64.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 37.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 55.0% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 73.4% | 79.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 28 Belarus 99.7% compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 99.7% compare
- 30 South Korea 99.7% compare
- 31 Maldives 99.7% compare
- 32 Seychelles 99.7% compare
- 33 Portugal 99.7% compare
- 34 United States 99.6% 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 using at least basic sanitation services in Early-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Early-demographic dividend was 79.9% 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 using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.