People using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia
Namibia: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.60 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 1.60 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia peaked at 1.60 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 652,106 people, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 147th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 772,171 people | 652,106 people | 895,916 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million people | 926,262 people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.60 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Namibia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,258 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Namibia was 1.60 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 652,106 people in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Namibia ranks 147th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.