People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Serbia

Serbia: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 6.60 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.60 million people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 232 countries
All-time high
7.35 million people
in 2000
All-time low
6.60 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2000201220242000: 7.3M people2001: 7.3M people2002: 7.3M people2003: 7.2M people2004: 7.2M people2005: 7.2M people2006: 7.2M people2007: 7.2M people2008: 7.2M people2009: 7.2M people2010: 7.1M people2011: 7.1M people2012: 7.1M people2013: 7.1M people2014: 7.0M people2015: 7.0M people2016: 6.9M people2017: 6.9M people2018: 6.9M people2019: 6.8M people2020: 6.8M people2021: 6.7M people2022: 6.7M people2023: 6.6M people2024: 6.6M people

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

Analysis

In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Serbia stood at 6.60 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Serbia peaked at 7.35 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.60 million people, in 2024.

Serbia ranks 95th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.23 million people 7.15 million people 7.35 million people 10
2010s 7.00 million people 6.82 million people 7.14 million people 10
2020s 6.67 million people 6.60 million people 6.76 million people 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 92 Hong Kong 7.03 million people compare
  2. 93 Laos 6.89 million people compare
  3. 94 Paraguay 6.65 million people compare
  4. 96 Libya 6.53 million people compare
  5. 97 Burundi 6.27 million people compare
  6. 98 Denmark 5.95 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Serbia?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Serbia was 6.60 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 7.35 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.60 million people in 2024.
How does Serbia rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Serbia ranks 95th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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