People using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using improved sanitation facilities was 12.21 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar, 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
Madagascar recorded 12.21 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar peaked at 12.21 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million people, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 70th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 million people | 1.58 million people | 4.33 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.85 million people | 4.73 million people | 9.24 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.11 million people | 9.86 million people | 12.21 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 83 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar was 12.21 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million people in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Madagascar ranks 70th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.