People using improved sanitation facilities in Angola
Angola: People using improved sanitation facilities was 25.26 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Angola, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25.26 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Angola peaked at 25.26 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.65 million people, in 2000.
Angola ranks 47th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.65 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.02 million people | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.42 million people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 8.99 million people | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 9.59 million people | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.24 million people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.87 million people | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 11.55 million people | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 12.26 million people | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 13.02 million people | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 13.82 million people | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.67 million people | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 15.57 million people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 16.51 million people | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 17.48 million people | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 18.47 million people | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 19.51 million people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.58 million people | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.69 million people | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 22.57 million people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.45 million people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.34 million people | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.26 million people | +3.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 25.26 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.20 million people, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 25.26 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.06 million people | 7.65 million people | 13.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.09 million people | 13.82 million people | 22.57 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.35 million people | 23.45 million people | 25.26 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More population data for Angola
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.56 million people (2100)
- Population density 120.35 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0934 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.82 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Angola?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Angola was 25.26 million people in 2022, 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.26 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Angola ranks 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.