People using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland
Ireland: People using improved sanitation facilities was 5.08 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland, 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
Ireland recorded 5.08 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland peaked at 5.08 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million people, in 2000.
That places Ireland 117th 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 | 4.01 million people | 3.68 million people | 4.38 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million people | 4.41 million people | 4.77 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 million people | 4.81 million people | 5.08 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Ireland
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 124,730 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Ireland was 5.08 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million people in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Ireland ranks 117th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.