People using improved sanitation facilities in Chile
Chile: People using improved sanitation facilities was 19.66 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.66 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 232 countries
All-time high
19.66 million people
in 2024
All-time low
14.28 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved sanitation facilities in Chile, 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
Chile recorded 19.66 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Chile peaked at 19.66 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.28 million people, in 2000.
Chile ranks 56th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.28 million people | — |
| 2001 | 14.51 million people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 14.73 million people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 14.94 million people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.14 million people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.35 million people | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.55 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.76 million people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.98 million people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 16.20 million people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 16.42 million people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.64 million people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.86 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.08 million people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 17.31 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17.55 million people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 17.82 million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.16 million people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.54 million people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.90 million people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.17 million people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.49 million people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.60 million people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.63 million people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.66 million people | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 19.66 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 6.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 19.66 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.80 million people, 7.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.24 million people | 14.28 million people | 16.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.53 million people | 16.42 million people | 18.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.51 million people | 19.17 million people | 19.66 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 21.99 million people compare
- 54 Uganda 21.06 million people compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 20.59 million people compare
- 57 Cameroon 18.81 million people compare
- 58 Netherlands 18.23 million people compare
- 59 Ecuador 17.78 million people compare
More population data for Chile
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5123 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 20,675 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.323 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Chile?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Chile was 19.66 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 million people in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.