Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to was 64.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 64.9 for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uruguay peaked at 64.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.61, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 75th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.87 | 54.61 | 57.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.53 | 58.39 | 62.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.99 | 63.07 | 64.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More population data for Uruguay
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 78,530 (2100)
- Population density 12.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0062 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,337 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0061 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uruguay?
- Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to in Uruguay was 64.9 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.61 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to?
- Uruguay ranks 75th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to sewer networks (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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