Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras
Honduras: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras stood at 72.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 23rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.1% | — |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 48.1% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 58.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.4% | 72.4% | 5 |
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More population data for Honduras
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0466 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2355 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,258 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 152.2 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 857,413 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Honduras was 72.4% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Honduras ranks 23rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.