Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 15.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 15.2% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 19.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 5 |
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More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 189.99 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 33.44 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.98 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.98 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 517,404 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.98 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 5.31 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Democratic Republic of Congo was 15.2% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. 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.