People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 9.97 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.97 million people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
78th
of 232 countries
All-time high
9.97 million people
in 2023
All-time low
5.75 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Tajikistan, 2000–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000201120232000: 5.8M people2001: 5.9M people2002: 6.0M people2003: 6.1M people2004: 6.3M people2005: 6.4M people2006: 6.6M people2007: 6.7M people2008: 6.9M people2009: 7.0M people2010: 7.2M people2011: 7.4M people2012: 7.6M people2013: 7.8M people2014: 8.0M people2015: 8.2M people2016: 8.5M people2017: 8.7M people2018: 8.9M people2019: 9.1M people2020: 9.4M people2021: 9.6M people2022: 9.8M people2023: 10.0M people

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

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 9.97 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Tajikistan peaked at 9.97 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.75 million people, in 2000.

That places Tajikistan 78th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.37 million people 5.75 million people 7.02 million people 10
2010s 8.13 million people 7.19 million people 9.15 million people 10
2020s 9.67 million people 9.36 million people 9.97 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Tajikistan?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Tajikistan was 9.97 million people in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 9.97 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.75 million people in 2000.
How does Tajikistan rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Tajikistan ranks 78th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan 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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