People using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium
Belgium: People using improved sanitation facilities was 11.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 11.74 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium peaked at 11.74 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.25 million people, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 73rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.25 million people | — |
| 2001 | 10.29 million people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.33 million people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.38 million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.42 million people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.48 million people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.55 million people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.63 million people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.71 million people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.81 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.94 million people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.04 million people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.11 million people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.16 million people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.21 million people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.28 million people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.33 million people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11.38 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.43 million people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.49 million people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.54 million people | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.57 million people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.64 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.71 million people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.74 million people | +0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 11.74 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 3.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 11.74 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.29 million people, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.48 million people | 10.25 million people | 10.81 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.24 million people | 10.94 million people | 11.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 million people | 11.54 million people | 11.74 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 70 Madagascar 12.21 million people compare
- 71 Tunisia 12.18 million people compare
- 72 Somalia 12.14 million people compare
- 74 Jordan 11.46 million people compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 11.08 million people compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 11.00 million people compare
More population data for Belgium
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 461,216 people (2100)
- Population density 365.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0085 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2011 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Belgium was 11.74 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.74 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.25 million people in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Belgium ranks 73rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.