Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 89.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg is 89.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg peaked at 89.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.9% | — |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 85.9% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
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More population data for Luxembourg
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.0556 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2169 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,900 people (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.56 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Luxembourg was 89.0% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.