People using safely managed sanitation services in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using safely managed sanitation services was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services 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 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in IBRD only is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in IBRD only peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, 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 | 28.9% | 24.0% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 37.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 56.8% | 61.5% | 5 |
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, female 295.55 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 234.23 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 529.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.07 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 1.74 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.67 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in IBRD only?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in IBRD only was 61.5% 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 safely managed sanitation services recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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 (% of 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.