People using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People using improved sanitation facilities was 29.25 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan is 29.25 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan peaked at 29.25 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.52 million people, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 42nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.52 million people | — |
| 2001 | 5.57 million people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.24 million people | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 7.03 million people | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 7.70 million people | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 8.40 million people | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 9.20 million people | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.83 million people | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.52 million people | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.40 million people | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 12.24 million people | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 13.22 million people | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 14.31 million people | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.37 million people | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 16.52 million people | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 17.65 million people | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 18.73 million people | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.90 million people | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 21.16 million people | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 22.48 million people | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 23.92 million people | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 25.22 million people | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 26.33 million people | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 27.67 million people | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 29.25 million people | +5.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 29.25 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.05 million people, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 29.25 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.46 million people, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.14 million people | 5.52 million people | 11.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.16 million people | 12.24 million people | 22.48 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.48 million people | 23.92 million people | 29.25 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More population data for Afghanistan
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.03 million people (2100)
- Population density 199.65 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Afghanistan was 29.25 million people 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 people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.25 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 million people in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.