People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Middle income
Middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 83.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Middle income ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 74.1% | — |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.6% | 74.1% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 78.5% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.2144 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income was 83.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Middle income ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.