People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income, 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 using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income peaked at 86.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2000.
Low & middle income ranks 30th 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, urban in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.3% | — |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 69.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 76.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.0% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 27 Azerbaijan 99.7% compare
- 28 Montenegro 99.6% compare
- 29 Denmark 99.6% compare
- 30 Portugal 99.6% compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 99.6% compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 99.6% compare
- 33 Belgium 99.5% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Low & middle income was 86.5% 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 using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.