Denmark's people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) was 99.6% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged since 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 99.6% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 99.6% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.6% | 2014 |
| Highest | 99.6% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 99.6% | 2000 |
| Average since 2015 | 99.6% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 99.6% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Denmark had the 30th highest value of the 170 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 99.6% | 2024 |
| World | 89.17% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 98.88% | 2024 |
| High income | 99.17% | 2024 |
Closest to Denmark in the 2024 ranking
- Thailand — 26th of 170: 99.72%
- Azerbaijan — 27th of 170: 99.66%
- Montenegro — 28th of 170: 99.63%
- Portugal — 30th of 170: 99.6%
- West Bank and Gaza — 31st of 170: 99.58%
- Turkmenistan — 32nd of 170: 99.57%
What this measures
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.
Limitations: National, regional and income group estimates are made when data are available for at least 50 percent of the population.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.6 |
| 2023 | 99.6 |
| 2022 | 99.6 |
| 2021 | 99.6 |
| 2020 | 99.6 |
| 2019 | 99.6 |
| 2018 | 99.6 |
| 2017 | 99.6 |
| 2016 | 99.6 |
| 2015 | 99.6 |
| 2014 |
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in nearby economies
- Albania — 99.31% (2024)
- Andorra — 100% (2024)
- Armenia — 100% (2024)
- Austria — 99.95% (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 99.66% (2024)
- Belarus — 99.98% (2024)
- Belgium — 99.49% (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 98.87% (2024)
More health data for Denmark
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.91% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.24% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 455,208 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.06% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 479,938 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.07% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 935,146 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.11% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Denmark's people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)?
- 99.6% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is unchanged since 2000. The highest value was 99.6% in 2000 and the lowest 99.6% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank?
- 30th highest of 170 economies with data for 2024.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08….
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.BASS.UR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: washdata.org, publisher: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), date accessed: 2025-09-30, date published: 2025-08… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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