People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand
Thailand: People using improved sanitation facilities was 71.59 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 71.59 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at 71.60 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.61 million people, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 18th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.53 million people | 61.61 million people | 67.25 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.69 million people | 67.76 million people | 71.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.53 million people | 71.38 million people | 71.60 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Thailand
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 84,421 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand was 71.59 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.60 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.61 million people in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.