People using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor
East Timor: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.22 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor, 2002–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor stood at 1.22 million people. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor peaked at 1.22 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 199,347 people, in 2002.
That places East Timor 153rd 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 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 326,498 people | 199,347 people | 464,331 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 722,561 people | 508,012 people | 952,049 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.22 million people | 5 |
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More population data for East Timor
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 97,537 people (2100)
- Population density 132.68 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.63 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in East Timor was 1.22 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 199,347 people in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- East Timor ranks 153rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.