People using improved sanitation facilities in Portugal
Portugal: People using improved sanitation facilities was 10.43 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using improved sanitation facilities in Portugal, 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
Portugal recorded 10.43 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Portugal peaked at 10.48 million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.07 million people, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 82nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.31 million people | 10.07 million people | 10.47 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 million people | 10.31 million people | 10.48 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 million people | 10.37 million people | 10.43 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Portugal
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 68,603 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.41 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Portugal?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Portugal was 10.43 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 million people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.07 million people in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.