People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia, 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
Europe & Central Asia recorded 83.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 83.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 2002.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.8% | — |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 76.3% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.2% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More health data for Europe & Central Asia
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- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Europe & Central Asia was 83.3% 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2002.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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 safely managed 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.