People using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: People using improved sanitation facilities was 69,528 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69,528 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
201st
of 232 countries
All-time high
69,528 people
in 2024
All-time low
39,504 people
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2001201220242001: 39.5k people2002: 40.9k people2003: 42.2k people2004: 43.6k people2005: 45.0k people2006: 46.3k people2007: 47.6k people2008: 48.9k people2009: 50.3k people2010: 51.6k people2011: 52.9k people2012: 54.3k people2013: 55.7k people2014: 57.0k people2015: 58.3k people2016: 59.6k people2017: 60.9k people2018: 62.1k people2019: 63.3k people2020: 64.5k people2021: 65.7k people2022: 67.0k people2023: 68.2k people2024: 69.5k people

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 Cayman Islands is 69,528 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands peaked at 69,528 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,504 people, in 2001.

Cayman Islands ranks 201st of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44,926 people 39,504 people 50,266 people 9
2010s 57,569 people 51,598 people 63,284 people 10
2020s 66,966 people 64,454 people 69,528 people 5

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

  1. 198 United States Virgin Islands 84,276 people compare
  2. 199 Isle of Man 84,160 people compare
  3. 200 Andorra 81,938 people compare
  4. 202 Bermuda 64,598 people compare
  5. 203 Guernsey 64,280 people compare
  6. 204 Dominica 57,222 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cayman Islands was 69,528 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 Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 69,528 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 39,504 people in 2001.
How does Cayman Islands rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Cayman Islands ranks 201st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cayman Islands 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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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.