Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 20.9% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti peaked at 20.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 84th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 81 Burkina Faso 21.4% compare
- 82 Mozambique 21.4% compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire 21.2% compare
- 85 Ghana 20.4% compare
- 86 Uganda 18.8% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
More population data for Djibouti
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.696 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0674 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 107,534 people (2100)
- Population density 79.45 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3198 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.26 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Djibouti was 20.9% in 2023, 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Djibouti ranks 84th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. 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.