Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan stood at 95.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 95.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2000.
That places Kyrgyzstan 6th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.0% | — |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 91.0% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.7% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98.5% compare
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 Sweden 91.6% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
More population data for Kyrgyzstan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4759 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,427 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.32 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 61.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 645,668 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kyrgyzstan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Kyrgyzstan was 95.1% 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 share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 6th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.