Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia
Mongolia: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 77.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia is 77.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia peaked at 77.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 40th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.0% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 77.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 77.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.0% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 61.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 73.2% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More population data for Mongolia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,893 people (2100)
- Population density 3.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Mongolia was 77.8% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Mongolia ranks 40th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.