Share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 12.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 144th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in North Macedonia was 12.1% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- North Macedonia ranks 144th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.