Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 17.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.96
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 100 countries
All-time high
17.96
in 2021
All-time low
16.81
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in North Macedonia, 2000–2024

051015202000201220242000: 16.82001: 16.82002: 16.82003: 16.82004: 16.82005: 16.92006: 16.92007: 172008: 17.12009: 17.12010: 17.22011: 17.32012: 17.42013: 17.42014: 17.52015: 17.62016: 17.62017: 17.72018: 17.82019: 17.82020: 17.92021: 182022: 182023: 182024: 18

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in North Macedonia is 17.96, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in North Macedonia peaked at 17.96 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.81, in 2000.

North Macedonia ranks 87th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in North Macedonia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 16.81 —
2001 16.81 +0.0%
2002 16.81 +0.0%
2003 16.81 +0.0%
2004 16.81 +0.0%
2005 16.88 +0.4%
2006 16.94 +0.4%
2007 17.01 +0.4%
2008 17.08 +0.4%
2009 17.15 +0.4%
2010 17.21 +0.4%
2011 17.28 +0.4%
2012 17.35 +0.4%
2013 17.42 +0.4%
2014 17.49 +0.4%
2015 17.55 +0.4%
2016 17.62 +0.4%
2017 17.69 +0.4%
2018 17.76 +0.4%
2019 17.82 +0.4%
2020 17.89 +0.4%
2021 17.96 +0.4%
2022 17.96 +0.0%
2023 17.96 +0.0%
2024 17.96 +0.0%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 17.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.14, 36% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 17.96 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.23, 21% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.91 16.81 17.15 10
2010s 17.52 17.21 17.82 10
2020s 17.95 17.89 17.96 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 84 Djibouti 20.94 compare
  2. 85 Ghana 20.44 compare
  3. 86 Uganda 18.76 compare
  4. 88 Guinea-Bissau 15.99 compare
  5. 89 Somalia 15.47 compare
  6. 90 Papua New Guinea 14.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in North Macedonia?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in North Macedonia was 17.96 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 17.96 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.81 in 2000.
How does North Macedonia rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
North Macedonia ranks 87th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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