Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services was 0.2134 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2134 for proportion of population using basic sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Switzerland peaked at 2.07 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2134, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 139th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 | 2 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.4487 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2261 | 0.2134 | 0.2746 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 136 United Arab Emirates 0.6372 compare
- 137 Central African Republic 0.5104 compare
- 138 Republic of Korea 0.4009 compare
- 140 Netherlands 0.1588 compare
- 141 Andorra 0 compare
- 141 Monaco 0
- 141 Singapore 0
- 141 Qatar 0 compare
- 141 Malta 0 compare
- 141 Kuwait 0
- 141 Latvia 0 compare
- 141 Lithuania 0 compare
- 141 Hong Kong (China) 0 compare
More population data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,754 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4828 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.046 (2100)
- Population density 230.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 392,499 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.046 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4828 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 196,167 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Switzerland?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services in Switzerland was 0.2134 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2134 in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services?
- Switzerland ranks 139th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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