Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 41.3% 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 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan peaked at 41.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 59th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 19.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.5% | 41.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 56 Samoa 44.3% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 60 Montenegro 40.7% compare
- 61 Kenya 39.3% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
More population data for Pakistan
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7801 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 32.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 662.88 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5037 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.8 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Pakistan was 41.3% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Pakistan ranks 59th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.