People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in IBRD only
IBRD only: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IBRD only, 2017–2024
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 IBRD only stood at 87.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
That places IBRD only 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … rural in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72.7% | — |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.7% | 77.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.5% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 5 Philippines 98.9% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.7%
- 7 Serbia 98.0%
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
- 9 Iraq 96.9% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population, female 2.48 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6805 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 31.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.8062 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3468 units per person (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IBRD only?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IBRD only was 87.8% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- How does IBRD only rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IBRD only ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.