Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany
Germany: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany peaked at 98.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.
That places Germany 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.8% | — |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 98.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Germany's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.8%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More population data for Germany
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8968 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3.11 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.93 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3367 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1335 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Germany was 98.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.