People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Jersey
Jersey: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 103,846 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Jersey, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 103,846 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Jersey peaked at 103,846 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87,841 people, in 2000.
Jersey ranks 192nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91,808 people | 87,841 people | 96,145 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,478 people | 97,108 people | 102,856 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,494 people | 103,130 people | 103,846 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 114,655 people compare
- 190 Grenada 108,556 people compare
- 191 Aruba 106,812 people compare
- 193 Micronesia (country) 100,328 people compare
- 194 Tonga 97,855 people compare
- 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94,120 people compare
More reference data data for Jersey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (2025)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Jersey?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Jersey was 103,846 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 103,846 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,841 people in 2000.
- How does Jersey rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- Jersey ranks 192nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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
Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.