People using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia
Colombia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 51.42 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 51.42 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia peaked at 51.42 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.89 million people, in 2000.
That places Colombia 24th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.04 million people | 34.89 million people | 41.04 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.42 million people | 41.67 million people | 47.85 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.05 million people | 48.68 million people | 51.42 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Colombia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.83 million people (2100)
- Population density 42.43 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,306 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Colombia was 51.42 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.42 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.89 million people in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.