People using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: People using improved sanitation facilities was 7.03 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong is 7.03 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong peaked at 7.14 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.53 million people, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 99th out of 232 regions 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 | 6.70 million people | 6.53 million people | 6.83 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 million people | 6.86 million people | 7.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 million people | 7.03 million people | 7.14 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Hong Kong
- World population growth -2.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.841 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.841 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 260 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.841 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.7136 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Hong Kong was 7.03 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 million people in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Hong Kong ranks 99th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.