People using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea
North Korea: People using at least basic sanitation services was 84.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea, 2002–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea is 84.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea peaked at 84.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2002.
North Korea ranks 142nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.2% | — |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.2% | 77.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.8% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 160,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 165,007 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in North Korea was 84.8% in 2023, 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2002.
- How does North Korea rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- North Korea ranks 142nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.