Sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Sanitation facilities usage was 12.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 12.1% for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 144th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 5 |
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More population data for North Macedonia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.9708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,909 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1557 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 34.22 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 28,904 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia?
- Sanitation facilities usage in North Macedonia was 12.1% 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- North Macedonia ranks 144th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.