Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0.541 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius is 0.541, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius peaked at 2.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.541, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 134th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.51 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 0.8418 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6578 | 0.541 | 0.7743 | 5 |
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More population data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,226 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.011 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.42 (2100)
- Population density 291.3 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 18,891 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.42 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0107 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 10 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Mauritius was 0.541 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.541 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Mauritius ranks 134th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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