People using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba
Cuba: People using improved sanitation facilities was 10.79 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba, 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
Cuba recorded 10.79 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba peaked at 10.90 million people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.38 million people, in 2000.
Cuba ranks 79th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.60 million people | 10.38 million people | 10.77 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.86 million people | 10.79 million people | 10.90 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.84 million people | 10.79 million people | 10.89 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Cuba
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 195,101 people (2100)
- Population density 53.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 130 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Cuba was 10.79 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 10.90 million people in 2018.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.38 million people in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cuba ranks 79th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba 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.