People using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia
Croatia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 3.87 million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
People using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia, 2000–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2021, people using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia stood at 3.87 million people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia peaked at 4.26 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.87 million people, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 121st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 million people | 4.24 million people | 4.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 million people | 3.93 million people | 4.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.89 million people | 3.87 million people | 3.90 million people | 2 |
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More population data for Croatia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 28,707 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.46 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Croatia was 3.87 million people in 2021, 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 million people in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Croatia ranks 121st out of 232 countries with data for 2021.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.