People using improved sanitation facilities in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: People using improved sanitation facilities was 69.02 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 69.02 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in United Kingdom peaked at 69.02 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.95 million people, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom 19th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 60.45 million people | 58.95 million people | 62.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.01 million people | 62.90 million people | 67.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.09 million people | 67.24 million people | 69.02 million people | 5 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.21 million people (2100)
- Population density 307.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 515,677 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.55 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in United Kingdom?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in United Kingdom was 69.02 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 69.02 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.95 million people in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.