Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt
Egypt: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 48.5% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 48th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.1% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 37.4% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More population data for Egypt
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Egypt was 48.5% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Egypt ranks 48th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.