People using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania
Tanzania: People using improved sanitation facilities was 39.52 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 39.52 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 125.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania peaked at 39.52 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million people, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 30th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 6.11 million people | 2.31 million people | 10.58 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.86 million people | 11.78 million people | 27.21 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.36 million people | 29.43 million people | 39.52 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Tanzania
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 20.58 million people (2100)
- Population density 296.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 176,859 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.54 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.61 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Tanzania was 39.52 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.52 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million people in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.