Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 67.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 67.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 28th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.3% | — |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 52.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 62.9% | 67.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Eswatini was 67.5% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.