Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar
Madagascar: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 16.7% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar peaked at 16.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 16.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.6%, 68% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 16.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More population data for Madagascar
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.153 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Madagascar was 16.7% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Madagascar ranks 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.