People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IBRD only, 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
IBRD only recorded 94.4% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IBRD only peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, urban (% of urban) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.1% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 82.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.4% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IBRD only?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in IBRD only was 94.4% 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, urban recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- IBRD only ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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, urban (% of urban 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.