People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in North Macedonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 99.7% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in North Macedonia peaked at 99.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2024.
North Macedonia ranks 4th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.7% | — |
| 2001 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 99.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 7 Mexico 98.8% compare
More health data for North Macedonia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in North Macedonia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in North Macedonia was 99.7% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- North Macedonia ranks 4th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.