People using improved sanitation facilities in Czechia
Czechia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 10.74 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 10.74 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Czechia peaked at 10.81 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.18 million people, in 2001.
That places Czechia 80th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.18 million people | — |
| 2001 | 10.18 million people | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.19 million people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.20 million people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.22 million people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.24 million people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.27 million people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.31 million people | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.35 million people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.40 million people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.45 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.48 million people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.50 million people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.51 million people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.53 million people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.54 million people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.55 million people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.55 million people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10.55 million people | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.53 million people | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.67 million people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 10.81 million people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 10.74 million people | -0.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 10.74 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 10.74 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.29 million people, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.26 million people | 10.18 million people | 10.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.52 million people | 10.45 million people | 10.55 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.66 million people | 10.53 million people | 10.81 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More population data for Czechia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
- Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0179 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Czechia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Czechia was 10.74 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 million people in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Czechia ranks 80th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.