Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 91.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2000.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.5% | — |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +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 | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 5 |
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More population data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.21 million people (2100)
- Population density 307.14 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2666 Percent per annum (2030)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.