Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Czechia
Czechia: Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 99.0% for share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Czechia peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2014.
That places Czechia 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 44 Uruguay 99.1% compare
- 45 United Kingdom 99.0% compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 48 Estonia 98.9% compare
- 49 Costa Rica 98.9% compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.9% compare
More population data for Czechia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
- Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 391,133 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.36 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Czechia?
- Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Czechia was 99.0% 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 share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- How does Czechia rank for share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation?
- Czechia ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Czechia 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 Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, that are not shared with other households.