People using improved sanitation facilities in Bahamas
Bahamas: People using improved sanitation facilities was 386,744 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Bahamas, 2000–2019
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 Bahamas is 386,744 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Bahamas peaked at 386,744 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 303,425 people, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 174th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325,448 people | 303,425 people | 349,289 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 373,430 people | 354,835 people | 386,744 people | 10 |
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More population data for Bahamas
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,118 people (2100)
- Population density 38.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 10 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.37 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Bahamas?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Bahamas was 386,744 people in 2019, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 386,744 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,425 people in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 232 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.