People using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania
Lithuania: People using improved sanitation facilities was 2.80 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania is 2.80 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania peaked at 3.02 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million people, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 135th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 million people | 2.87 million people | 3.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 million people | 2.67 million people | 2.82 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 2.69 million people | 2.80 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Lithuania
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 53,561 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Lithuania was 2.80 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million people in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Lithuania ranks 135th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.