People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Egypt

Egypt: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 113.14 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
113.14 million people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
11th
of 232 countries
All-time high
113.14 million people
in 2024
All-time low
67.22 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Egypt, 2000–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M2000201220242000: 67.2M people2001: 68.8M people2002: 70.4M people2003: 72.1M people2004: 73.8M people2005: 75.5M people2006: 77.1M people2007: 78.8M people2008: 80.4M people2009: 82.2M people2010: 83.9M people2011: 85.9M people2012: 88.1M people2013: 90.3M people2014: 92.6M people2015: 94.8M people2016: 96.9M people2017: 99.1M people2018: 101.2M people2019: 103.2M people2020: 105.2M people2021: 107.0M people2022: 108.8M people2023: 110.9M people2024: 113.1M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 113.14 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Egypt peaked at 113.14 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.22 million people, in 2000.

That places Egypt 11th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.63 million people 67.22 million people 82.16 million people 10
2010s 93.61 million people 83.94 million people 103.25 million people 10
2020s 109.02 million people 105.17 million people 113.14 million people 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  3. 10 Bangladesh 117.36 million people compare
  4. 12 Nigeria 111.46 million people compare
  5. 13 Philippines 100.96 million people compare
  6. 14 Vietnam 96.39 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Egypt?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Egypt was 113.14 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 113.14 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 67.22 million people in 2000.
How does Egypt rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Egypt ranks 11th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by 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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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.