Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 3.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden stood at 3.39. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden peaked at 4.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.39, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 120th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 3.99 | 3.87 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.051 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4637 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.43 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 163,029 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Sweden was 3.39 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Sweden ranks 120th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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