People using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: People using at least basic sanitation services was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services in Post-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
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2000.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Isle of Man 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Post-demographic dividend was 99.2% 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 using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Post-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.