Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Palestine
Palestine: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Palestine, 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 Palestine stood at 85.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Palestine peaked at 85.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 30th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 41.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 78.8% | 85.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More population data for Palestine
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 600,680 people (2100)
- Population density 1,906 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Palestine?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Palestine was 85.1% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Palestine ranks 30th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.