People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in South Asia
South Asia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in South Asia, 2010–2024
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 South Asia stood at 87.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in South Asia peaked at 87.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2010.
South Asia ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 50.9% | — |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.4% | 50.9% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 76.0% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 4 North Macedonia 99.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
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- 7 Mexico 98.8% compare
- 8 Aruba 98.6% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1% compare
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (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 South Asia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in South Asia was 87.4% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2010.
- How does South Asia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- South Asia ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.