People using improved sanitation facilities in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: People using improved sanitation facilities was 39,850 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Liechtenstein, 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
Liechtenstein recorded 39,850 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Liechtenstein peaked at 39,850 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,096 people, in 2000.
Liechtenstein ranks 210th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33,096 people | — |
| 2001 | 33,427 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 33,725 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 34,043 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34,372 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 34,674 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34,958 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35,208 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35,426 people | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 35,699 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 35,981 people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36,252 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36,578 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 36,892 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37,144 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 37,381 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 37,596 people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 37,831 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38,110 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 38,421 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38,748 people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 39,024 people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 39,297 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 39,578 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 39,850 people | +0.7% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 39,850 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 39,850 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.29 million people, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,463 people | 33,096 people | 35,699 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,219 people | 35,981 people | 38,421 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,300 people | 38,748 people | 39,850 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 45,310 people compare
- 208 Faroe Islands 44,437 people compare
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 44,171 people compare
- 211 Gibraltar 39,329 people compare
- 212 Monaco 38,631 people compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 38,521 people compare
More population data for Liechtenstein
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.1965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2635 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,846 people (2100)
- Population density 272.58 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2162 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Liechtenstein?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Liechtenstein was 39,850 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 39,850 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,096 people in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Liechtenstein ranks 210th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.