Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden
Sweden: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 91.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 91.6% 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 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden peaked at 91.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2000.
Sweden ranks 9th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 91.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
- 11 Germany 91.3% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 89.0% compare
More population data for Sweden
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Sweden was 91.6% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.