World Toilet Day Ranking 2025
Ranking toilet-friendliness municipalities
Every year, HogeNood compiles the official ranking of toilet-friendliness of municipalities in the Netherlands. The 2025 winner is municipality:
Veere 8,6
With a report mark of 8.6, the municipality of Veere isthe most toilet-friendly municipality in the Netherlands.
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.
View the ranking of toilet-friendly municipalities
See how all municipalities score on toilet friendliness here! Wondering where your municipality stands? Check out the ranking and see where there are opportunities to improve.
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Download the Infographic for a quick interpretation of the rankings.
The 6 indicators
Density
The number of residents and tourists divided by the number of toilets
0 - 300 points
Facilities
The facilities per toilet location. The more people the toilet is suitable for the higher the number of points
0 - 300 points
Proximity
The 500-meter standard, where toilets are no more than 500 meters apart
0 - 150 points
Public vs. Disclosed
% Public toilets of the total number of toilets within the municipality
0 - 100 points
Policy
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?
0 - 100 points
Is your municipality in a less rosy state?
No worries! If you guys are open to it, we can make sure this looks very different next year. There are plenty of opportunities to rise. This just requires commitment, involvement and cooperation. The results are more than worth it: the happiness, relief and freedom for residents and visitors to your wonderful community.
Above all, contact us for tips, ideas and details on how the congregation can work on this. We are here for you!
Open your toilet!
Business owners can contribute directly by opening up their restroom through our restroom sign-up form. Residents or other stakeholders can also get involved themselves to actively ask entrepreneurs in their communities to participate.
