People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini
Eswatini: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.11 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 1.11 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini peaked at 1.11 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 740,387 people, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 155th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 799,526 people | 740,387 people | 858,866 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 936,360 people | 872,684 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.11 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 152 Mauritius 1.26 million people compare
- 153 East Timor 1.22 million people compare
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 1.19 million people compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 1.04 million people compare
- 157 Fiji 928,784 people compare
- 158 Reunion 873,764 people compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,295 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Eswatini was 1.11 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 740,387 people in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Eswatini ranks 155th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.