People using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey
Guernsey: People using improved sanitation facilities was 64,280 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey, 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
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey stood at 64,280 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey peaked at 64,280 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,269 people, in 2000.
That places Guernsey 203rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60,269 people | — |
| 2001 | 60,462 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 60,584 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 60,681 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 60,776 people | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 60,877 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60,986 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 61,102 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 61,228 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 61,366 people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61,513 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 61,677 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 61,856 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 62,023 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62,158 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 62,237 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 62,191 people | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 62,194 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62,431 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62,783 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 63,105 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63,413 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63,725 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 64,017 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 64,280 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,833 people | 60,269 people | 61,366 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,106 people | 61,513 people | 62,783 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,708 people | 63,105 people | 64,280 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 200 Andorra 81,938 people compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 69,528 people compare
- 202 Bermuda 64,598 people compare
- 204 Dominica 57,222 people compare
- 205 American Samoa 46,035 people compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 45,934 people compare
More population data for Guernsey
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0637 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Guernsey was 64,280 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 64,280 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,269 people in 2000.
- How does Guernsey rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Guernsey ranks 203rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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.