People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2002.
That places IBRD only 11th out of 30 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.8% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 48.0% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.0% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 10 Germany 98.3% compare
- 11 Lithuania 97.9% compare
- 12 Estonia 97.8% compare
- 13 Greece 97.7% compare
- 14 Netherlands 97.5% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in IBRD only was 65.8% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2002.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- IBRD only ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 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.