Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 100.0% for share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in 2024. That is the highest 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 Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More population data for Kuwait
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 563,011 people (2100)
- Population density 538.83 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 488 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.56 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Kuwait?
- Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation in Kuwait was 100.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.