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.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Brunei, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 237,359 people | — |
| 2001 | 246,447 people | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 255,578 people | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 264,708 people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 273,793 people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 282,819 people | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 291,784 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 301,265 people | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 311,482 people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 322,068 people | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 333,016 people | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 343,865 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 354,110 people | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 364,042 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 374,024 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 384,063 people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 394,133 people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 404,199 people | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 414,231 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 424,224 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 434,195 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 443,880 people | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 453,006 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 458,949 people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 462,721 people | +0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 462,721 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 15% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 462,721 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More population data for Brunei
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3247 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5079 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 88.2 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20,764 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.9314 % change on previous year (2025)
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.