People using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People using at least basic sanitation services was 40.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend is 40.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 40.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 22.5% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.3% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 37.9% | 40.8% | 5 |
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, female 233.01 million (2025)
- Population, female 50.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 41.1% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 75.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 80.8% (2025)
- Population, female 566.91 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 33.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 628.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Pre-demographic dividend was 40.8% 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 at least basic sanitation services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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 (% of 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.