People using improved sanitation facilities in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: People using improved sanitation facilities was 672,993 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
672,993 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
164th
of 232 regions
All-time high
672,993 people
in 2024
All-time low
436,003 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using improved sanitation facilities in Luxembourg, 2000–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 436.0k people2001: 441.6k people2002: 446.3k people2003: 451.7k people2004: 458.2k people2005: 465.3k people2006: 472.8k people2007: 480.2k people2008: 488.9k people2009: 498.1k people2010: 507.3k people2011: 518.5k people2012: 530.9k people2013: 543.3k people2014: 556.2k people2015: 569.5k people2016: 583.4k people2017: 596.4k people2018: 608.0k people2019: 620.1k people2020: 630.5k people2021: 640.2k people2022: 653.3k people2023: 665.1k people2024: 673.0k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 672,993 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Luxembourg peaked at 672,993 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 436,003 people, in 2000.

That places Luxembourg 164th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 463,901 people 436,003 people 498,098 people 10
2010s 563,366 people 507,325 people 620,105 people 10
2020s 652,415 people 630,542 people 672,993 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Luxembourg?
People using improved sanitation facilities in Luxembourg was 672,993 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 672,993 people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 436,003 people in 2000.
How does Luxembourg rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
Luxembourg ranks 164th out of 232 regions with data for 2024.
Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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About this data

Indicator
People using improved sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.