Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 15.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 124 countries
All-time high
18.98
in 2000
All-time low
15.15
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 15.15 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 18.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.15, in 2022.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.98 | — |
| 2001 | 18.82 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.65 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.49 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.32 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.16 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.15 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.13 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.11 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.92 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.71 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.5 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.28 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.06 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.84 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.36 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 16.12 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.87 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.61 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.35 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.25 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.15 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.15 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.15 is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.62, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 15.15 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.13, 52% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.37 | 17.92 | 18.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7 | 15.61 | 17.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.21 | 15.15 | 15.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Democratic Republic of Congo was 15.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.15 in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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