Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 10.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia is 10.23, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia peaked at 16.71 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.23, in 2024.
Malaysia ranks 88th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.64 | 16.35 | 16.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.43 | 12.53 | 16.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 | 10.23 | 11.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 85 New Zealand 11.2 compare
- 86 Zimbabwe 11.08 compare
- 87 Bulgaria 10.36 compare
- 89 San Marino 9.81 compare
- 90 Finland 9.33 compare
- 91 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.76 compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 41,032 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8625 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.278 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.8627 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.4516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 138,417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Malaysia was 10.23 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Malaysia ranks 88th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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