People using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei
Brunei: People using improved sanitation facilities was 462,721 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei, 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
Brunei recorded 462,721 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei peaked at 462,721 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 237,359 people, in 2000.
Brunei ranks 171st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 278,730 people | 237,359 people | 322,068 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,991 people | 333,016 people | 424,224 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,550 people | 434,195 people | 462,721 people | 5 |
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More population data for Brunei
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20,764 people (2100)
- Population density 88.2 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.73 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.73 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei was 462,721 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 462,721 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,359 people in 2000.
- How does Brunei rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Brunei ranks 171st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.