Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 32.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 32.6% 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.
The figure is up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of peaked at 32.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 17.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.1% | 32.6% | 5 |
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More population data for Palestine, State of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Palestine, State of was 32.6% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Palestine, State of ranks 67th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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.