Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia
Namibia: Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services was 38.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia is 38.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia peaked at 38.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 207th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.1% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.8% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.3% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More population data for Namibia
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,258 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.03 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia?
- Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services in Namibia was 38.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for share of the population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Namibia ranks 207th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, that are not shared with other households.