Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of population using limited sanitation services was 22.59 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 22.59 for proportion of population using limited sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Zambia peaked at 22.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.52, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 17th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.95 | 9.52 | 14.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.56 | 14.99 | 20.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.71 | 20.82 | 22.59 | 5 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.516 (2100)
- Population density 86.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4.60 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.516 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 79,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Zambia?
- Proportion of population using limited sanitation services in Zambia was 22.59 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited sanitation services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.52 in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of population using limited sanitation services?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited sanitation services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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