People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lower 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
Lower middle income recorded 78.0% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2000.
That places Lower middle income 35th 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 in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.8% | — |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 51.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 61.3% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.2% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Lower middle income was 78.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2000.
- How does Lower middle income rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.