Ranking toilet-friendliness municipalities
Binnenkort op Wereld Toilet Dag (19 november) stelt HogeNood de officiële ranglijst op van de toiletvriendelijkheid van gemeenten in Nederland van het jaar 2026. Gemeenten konden tot peildatum 1 november nog verbeteren. Bekijk hier de top 5 snelst stijgende gemeenten van de laatste 30 dagen.
Ben je benieuwd hoe jouw gemeente er vorig jaar voorstond? Bekijk hieronder de ranglijst toiletvriendelijkheid gemeenten 2025.
Facilities - Who is the restroom suitable for?
A restroom is only truly inclusive when it is accessible to everyone regardless of gender, disability or age whether they are men, women, wheelchair users or parents with young children.
8182 toilets in the Netherlands
8109 restrooms are accessible to men
7911 restrooms are accessible to women
3996 restrooms are wheelchair accessible
492
toilets in the Netherlands are public and 7681 toilets are open
Public restrooms are almost always accessible, while open restrooms are located in existing buildings and are often accessible only during opening hours and with permission available from the owner.
Did you know.
55
24/7
26%
72%
of toilets in the Netherlands meet the 500-meter standard
Our standard is a public, accessible and clean toilet every 500 meters in residential areas in cities and towns.
<1%
of the habitable area in the Netherlands has an accessible toilet, so there is still work to be done
Public restrooms are almost always accessible, while open restrooms are located in existing buildings and are often accessible only during opening hours and with permission available from the owner.
A toilet must be inside
5 minutes
walking distance accessible its
2262
residents and tourists must share 1 toilet together
We measure this based on the number of residents and tourists divided by the number of toilets.
In Veere parts 280 residents and tourists share one toilet
In West Maas and Waal share 681 residents and tourists share one toilet.
At Culemborg parts 708 residents and tourists share one toilet.
16
municipalities have adopted policies for toilets and/or allocated funds
What policy does the municipality have for restrooms. Have questions been asked, has a motion been made, has a motion been passed, is there an active policy? Current status was requested and checked with all municipalities in the Netherlands
Distribution in policy
Policies adopted and/or funds released
Council adopted initiative proposal
Council passed motion and/or mentioned toilets in coalition agreement
Council raised oral and/or written questions
No policies or actions
29%
of all municipalities actively committed to making the Netherlands more toilet-friendly
Toilet policies and budgets are important but implementation ultimately only helps solve the problem collectively.
Bekijk de ranglijst toiletvriendelijkheid gemeenten
Bekijk hier hoe alle gemeenten scoren op toiletvriendelijkheid. Benieuwd waar jouw gemeente staat? Bekijk de ranglijst en zie waar kansen liggen om te verbeteren.
