People using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion
Reunion: People using improved sanitation facilities was 873,764 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion, 2001–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 873,764 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion peaked at 873,764 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 765,323 people, in 2001.
That places Reunion 158th 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 24 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 765,323 people | — |
| 2002 | 774,308 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 783,484 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 789,865 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 793,060 people | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 799,612 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 811,714 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 823,532 people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 831,605 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 837,722 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 840,177 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 838,629 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 841,311 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 852,468 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 858,930 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 856,959 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 853,046 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 851,411 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 851,958 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 856,217 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 862,976 people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 866,584 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 870,076 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 873,764 people | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 796,945 people | 765,323 people | 831,605 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 848,261 people | 837,722 people | 858,930 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 865,923 people | 856,217 people | 873,764 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More population data for Reunion
- Population density 339.53 people per km² (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3582 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4545 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -43.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,888 people (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Reunion was 873,764 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 873,764 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 765,323 people in 2001.
- How does Reunion rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Reunion ranks 158th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.