People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in IBRD only
IBRD only: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 94.2% 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in IBRD only is 94.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
That places IBRD only 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.7% | — |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.7% | 91.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 91.6% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 3 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 99.2%
- 5 Saudi Arabia 98.8% compare
- 6 Ukraine 98.6% compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.6%
- 8 Mexico 98.5% compare
- 9 China 98.3% 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 94.2% 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 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.7% in 2017.
- How does IBRD only rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- IBRD only ranks 6th out of 31 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 5.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.