Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 23.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 23.56 for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe peaked at 30.99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.56, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 127th 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 | 30.48 | 29.41 | 30.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.46 | 24.12 | 29.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.65 | 23.56 | 23.88 | 5 |
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More population data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 26,439 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.94 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5219 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.188 (2100)
- Population density 96.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.49 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.188 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 9,240 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Zimbabwe was 23.56 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 30.99 in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.56 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 127th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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