People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan
Pakistan: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 84.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan, 2007–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan is 84.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan peaked at 84.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 51.9% | — |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.0% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 52.2% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 78.9% | 84.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 45 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
- 46 Honduras 85.0% compare
- 47 Algeria 84.9% compare
- 49 Syrian Arab Republic 84.5% compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 51 Guyana 83.5% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pakistan was 84.8% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Pakistan ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.