People not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia
Armenia: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 154,504 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia, 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
Armenia recorded 154,504 people for people not using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia peaked at 262,112 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 154,504 people, in 2024.
That places Armenia 91st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 262,112 people | — |
| 2001 | 255,723 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 249,779 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 244,624 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 239,524 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 234,485 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 229,494 people | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 224,574 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 219,738 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 214,966 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 210,229 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 205,991 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 202,257 people | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 198,464 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 194,554 people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 190,457 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 186,184 people | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 181,722 people | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 177,092 people | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 172,316 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 167,049 people | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 161,305 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 157,226 people | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 155,770 people | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 154,504 people | -0.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 154,504 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 154,504 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,797 people, 40.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 237,502 people | 214,966 people | 262,112 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,927 people | 172,316 people | 210,229 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,171 people | 154,504 people | 167,049 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 88 Cuba 191,010 people compare
- 89 Ireland 179,052 people compare
- 90 East Timor 176,118 people compare
- 92 South Korea 139,971 people compare
- 93 Serbia 138,611 people compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 136,093 people compare
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Armenia was 154,504 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 262,112 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,504 people in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Armenia ranks 91st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.