People using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros
Comoros: People using improved sanitation facilities was 632,204 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros, 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
Comoros recorded 632,204 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros peaked at 632,204 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 143,730 people, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 165th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 143,730 people | — |
| 2001 | 157,158 people | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 171,187 people | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 185,397 people | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 200,038 people | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 215,505 people | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 231,491 people | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 247,997 people | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 265,073 people | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 282,755 people | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 301,051 people | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 320,012 people | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 339,667 people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 360,364 people | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 382,028 people | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 404,211 people | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 426,910 people | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 450,108 people | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 473,870 people | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 498,241 people | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 523,565 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 549,759 people | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 576,551 people | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 604,065 people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 632,204 people | +4.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 632,204 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.20 million people, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 632,204 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 210,033 people | 143,730 people | 282,755 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,646 people | 301,051 people | 498,241 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 577,229 people | 523,565 people | 632,204 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More population data for Comoros
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0435 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0153 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,246 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.6 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4434 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,027 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,722 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Comoros was 632,204 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 632,204 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 143,730 people in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Comoros ranks 165th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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.