People using improved sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.49 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2024
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 Trinidad and Tobago is 1.49 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.49 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million people, in 2005.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 149th 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 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.36 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.49 million people | 5 |
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More population data for Trinidad and Tobago
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,774 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 3,328 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.54 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.49 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.49 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 149th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.