Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
163
Highest
3.64 % change on previous year
Tanzania
Lowest
-1.82 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,370
What the numbers show
Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation, annual growth rate is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 3.64 % change on previous year in Tanzania; the lowest is -1.82 % change on previous year in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.3351 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 133 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 727.5%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 555.9%).
Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation … annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 2 | Ghana | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 4 | Sudan | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 14 | India | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 15 | Mongolia | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 16 | East Timor | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 18 | Kenya | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 19 | Panama | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bhutan | 0.8991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 22 | Comoros | 0.8664 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.8572 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.7% | flat |
| 24 | Philippines | 0.8235 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.7741 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 26 | Russia | 0.766 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Zambia | 0.7602 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 0.7183 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.6367 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 0.6074 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Senegal | 0.6024 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 32 | Uganda | 0.5771 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 33 | Brazil | 0.5605 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0.5601 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 35 | Cuba | 0.5569 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 0.5546 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 0.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 38 | Nauru | 0.4934 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Cambodia | 0.4843 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 0.4744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 41 | Somalia | 0.474 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 0.4183 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 43 | Georgia | 0.3949 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0.3885 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 45 | Tuvalu | 0.3758 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 46 | Peru | 0.341 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.2666 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 0.2495 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0.2233 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 51 | Syria | 0.2138 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 52 | Tunisia | 0.2137 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 0.2015 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.2015 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Laos | 0.1991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.1% | falling |
| 56 | Guatemala | 0.1721 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 727.5% | volatile |
| 57 | El Salvador | 0.1673 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 58 | Samoa | 0.1653 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova | 0.1644 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1357 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 0.115 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Serbia | 0.0308 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 0.0183 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Yemen | 0.0125 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Armenia | 0.0023 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | falling |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 0.0001 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 67 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Austria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Canada | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | China | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cyprus | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Guyana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Croatia | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mexico | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Malawi | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Malaysia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Nigeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | North Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Portugal | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Paraguay | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | South Sudan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Suriname | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovakia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Togo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Tonga | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkey | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ukraine | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Anguilla | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Ireland | -0.0121 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | -0.0425 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 179 | Jordan | -0.1072 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 180 | Hong Kong | -0.1281 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 181 | Rwanda | -0.4716 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 182 | Namibia | -0.5024 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | -0.8146 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 184 | Haiti | -0.8978 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 555.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Eswatini | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 186 | Vanuatu | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural population using at least basic sanitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.