Number using at least basic sanitation in Austria

Austria: Number using at least basic sanitation was 9.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.12 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 232 countries
All-time high
9.13 million
in 2023
All-time low
8.01 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number using at least basic sanitation in Austria, 2000–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000201220242000: 8.0M2001: 8.0M2002: 8.1M2003: 8.1M2004: 8.2M2005: 8.2M2006: 8.3M2007: 8.3M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.3M2010: 8.4M2011: 8.4M2012: 8.4M2013: 8.5M2014: 8.5M2015: 8.6M2016: 8.7M2017: 8.8M2018: 8.8M2019: 8.9M2020: 8.9M2021: 9.0M2022: 9.1M2023: 9.1M2024: 9.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 9.12 million for number using at least basic sanitation in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number using at least basic sanitation in Austria peaked at 9.13 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.01 million, in 2000.

Austria ranks 84th of 232 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.

Number using at least basic sanitation in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Number using at least basic sanitation in Austria, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 8.01 million —
2001 8.04 million +0.4%
2002 8.08 million +0.5%
2003 8.12 million +0.5%
2004 8.17 million +0.6%
2005 8.23 million +0.7%
2006 8.27 million +0.5%
2007 8.30 million +0.3%
2008 8.32 million +0.3%
2009 8.34 million +0.3%
2010 8.36 million +0.2%
2011 8.39 million +0.3%
2012 8.43 million +0.5%
2013 8.48 million +0.6%
2014 8.55 million +0.8%
2015 8.64 million +1.1%
2016 8.74 million +1.1%
2017 8.80 million +0.7%
2018 8.84 million +0.5%
2019 8.88 million +0.4%
2020 8.92 million +0.5%
2021 8.96 million +0.5%
2022 9.06 million +1.1%
2023 9.13 million +0.7%
2024 9.12 million -0.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 9.12 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million, 3.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 9.12 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.89 million, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.19 million 8.01 million 8.34 million 10
2010s 8.61 million 8.36 million 8.88 million 10
2020s 9.04 million 8.92 million 9.13 million 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 81 Hungary 9.48 million compare
  2. 82 Israel 9.38 million compare
  3. 83 Belarus 9.16 million compare
  4. 85 Switzerland 8.91 million compare
  5. 86 Bolivia 8.89 million compare
  6. 87 Somalia 8.45 million compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number using at least basic sanitation in Austria?
Number using at least basic sanitation in Austria was 9.12 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 9.13 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 8.01 million in 2000.
How does Austria rank for number using at least basic sanitation?
Austria ranks 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is number using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number using at least basic sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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