People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 31.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2011.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26.5% | — |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.9% | 31.5% | 5 |
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More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend was 31.5% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2011.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.