Share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark
Denmark: Share of people practicing open defecation was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.0%
World rank
133rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 133rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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More population data for Denmark
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 146.58 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 261,283 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 98,204 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.5 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark?
- Share of people practicing open defecation in Denmark was 0.0% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of people practicing open defecation recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for share of people practicing open defecation?
- Denmark ranks 133rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people practicing open defecation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people who practice open defecation. This includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.