Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
15.4%
Romania
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.6%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
791

What the numbers show

Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 15.4% in Romania; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 1.8%.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 133.3%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).

Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 15.4% 2023 down 57.1% falling
2 Bulgaria 9.6% 2023 down 55.1% falling
3 Latvia 6.0% 2023 down 60.5% falling
3 Latvia 6.0% 2023 down 60.5% falling
5 Lithuania 5.0% 2023 down 63.2% falling
5 Lithuania 5.0% 2023 down 63.2% falling
7 Estonia 4.0% 2020 down 64.0% falling
7 Estonia 4.0% 2020 down 64.0% falling
9 Serbia 2.1% 2020 down 56.2% falling
9 Türkiye 2.1% 2023 down 76.1% falling
11 Albania 2.0% 2023 down 54.5% falling
12 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1.9% 2019 down 36.7% falling
13 North Macedonia 1.7% 2023 down 83.5% volatile
14 Hungary 1.6% 2020 down 75.8% falling
15 Croatia 1.4% 2020 up 133.3% falling
15 Croatia 1.4% 2020 up 133.3% falling
17 Slovakia 1.0% 2020 down 16.7% volatile
17 Slovakia 1.0% 2020 down 16.7% volatile
19 Italy 0.9% 2023 down 18.2% volatile
19 Montenegro 0.9% 2020 down 73.5% volatile
21 France 0.8% 2023 up 60.0% falling
21 Belgium 0.8% 2023 down 60.0% flat
23 Poland 0.6% 2023 down 81.2% volatile
23 Poland 0.6% 2023 down 81.2% volatile
25 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 0.5% 2020 down 28.6% falling
25 United Kingdom 0.5% 2018 down 16.7% falling
25 Cyprus 0.5% 2020 down 54.5% falling
25 Denmark 0.5% 2020 volatile
25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% 2018 down 16.7% falling
30 Austria 0.4% 2023 down 60.0% falling
30 Spain 0.4% 2020 volatile
30 Portugal 0.4% 2023 down 55.6% volatile
33 Finland 0.3% 2020 down 57.1% falling
33 Czechia 0.3% 2020 down 57.1% volatile
33 Greece 0.3% 2023 down 57.1% volatile
36 Ireland 0.2% 2020 unchanged volatile
37 Luxembourg 0.1% 2020 down 80.0% volatile
37 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 80.0% volatile
37 Slovenia 0.1% 2023 down 80.0% volatile
40 Iceland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
40 Netherlands 0.0% 2020 volatile
40 Malta 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% volatile
40 Germany 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
40 Netherlands 0.0% 2020 volatile
40 Switzerland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
40 Norway 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Total population not having indoor flushing toilet for the sole use of their household
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
52 places, 791 data points, 2003–2023
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