Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt
Egypt: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 39.75 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt stood at 39.75. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt peaked at 65.54 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.75, in 2024.
That places Egypt 30th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.09 | 64.47 | 65.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4 | 54.07 | 64.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.62 | 39.75 | 51.4 | 5 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 238,014 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Egypt was 39.75 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 65.54 in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.75 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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