People using improved sanitation facilities in Iceland
Iceland: People using improved sanitation facilities was 393,396 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 393,396 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Iceland peaked at 393,396 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 281,274 people, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 172nd of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 298,419 people | 281,274 people | 318,612 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,314 people | 318,158 people | 360,700 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,114 people | 366,614 people | 393,396 people | 5 |
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More population data for Iceland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 13,661 people (2100)
- Population density 3.6 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 7,879 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.54 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Iceland?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Iceland was 393,396 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 393,396 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 281,274 people in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.