People using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea
Eritrea: People using improved sanitation facilities was 678,182 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea, 2000–2016
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 Eritrea is 678,182 people, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea peaked at 678,182 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 357,384 people, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 163rd out of 232 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 473,500 people | 357,384 people | 581,957 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 642,860 people | 600,401 people | 678,182 people | 7 |
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More population data for Eritrea
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 525,382 people (2100)
- Population density 69.76 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 119 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.68 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Eritrea was 678,182 people in 2016, 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 678,182 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 357,384 people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd out of 232 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.