People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 76.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend stood at 76.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 76.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2010.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.0% | — |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 60.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.2% | 44.0% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 66.5% | 76.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.0% compare
- 13 Bhutan 95.7% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 95.5% compare
- 15 Palestine, State of 95.5% compare
- 16 China 95.3% compare
- 17 Maldives 95.0% compare
- 18 Egypt 94.2% compare
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 0.5734 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend was 76.9% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2010.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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, rural (% of rural 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.