Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia, 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 improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia peaked at 97.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2024.
French Polynesia ranks 129th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.6% | 5 |
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More population data for French Polynesia
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,044 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.49 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.49 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.49 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.49 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in French Polynesia was 97.5% 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 improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- French Polynesia ranks 129th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.