| Quick Facts This year: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 Next year: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 Last year: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 Type: United Nations observance World Toilet Day is a United Nations UN observance, on November 19, that highlights a serious problem — 2 | About World Toilet Day The provision of proper toilets could save the lives of more than 200,000 children in the world, according to the UN |
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| International organizations, particularly the World Toilet Organization, have promoted World Toilet Day for years | Year Weekday Date Name Holiday Type 2016 Sat 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2017 Sun 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2018 Mon 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2019 Tue 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2020 Thu 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2021 Fri 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2022 Sat 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2023 Sun 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2024 Tue 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2025 Wed 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance 2026 Thu 19 Nov World Toilet Day United Nations observance While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary |
In 2013, the UN officially recognized November 19 as World Toilet Day in a bid to make sanitation for all a global development priority.
19| 5 billion people don't have access to a toilet | 5 billion have access to toilets or latrines — meaning that 2 |
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| 5 billion people in the world do not have access to proper sanitation | More people in the world have a mobile phone than a toilet |
Public Life World Toilet Day is a global observance and not a public holiday.
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