People using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives
Maldives: People using improved sanitation facilities was 527,799 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, 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
Maldives recorded 527,799 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives peaked at 527,799 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 219,537 people, in 2000.
That places Maldives 169th out of 232 countries 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.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 219,537 people | — |
| 2001 | 226,749 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 234,112 people | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 241,559 people | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 249,105 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 256,782 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 266,412 people | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 278,525 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 291,738 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 305,506 people | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 319,838 people | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 334,700 people | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 350,004 people | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 365,614 people | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 381,702 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 398,920 people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 416,939 people | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 435,020 people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 453,161 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 471,342 people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 489,128 people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 506,645 people | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 518,299 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 523,971 people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 527,799 people | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 527,799 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million people, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 527,799 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 26.05 million people, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257,002 people | 219,537 people | 305,506 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 392,724 people | 319,838 people | 471,342 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 513,168 people | 489,128 people | 527,799 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,583 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 21,159 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Maldives was 527,799 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 527,799 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,537 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Maldives ranks 169th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.