People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 88.1% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend is 88.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2012.
That places Early-demographic dividend 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 … urban in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 76.4% | — |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 83.4% | 88.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9297 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.7819 % change on previous year (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 88.1% 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 88.1% 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 75.8% in 2012.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 31 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 15.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.