People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Late-demographic dividend, 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
Late-demographic dividend recorded 97.1% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.8% | — |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.9% | 97.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 99.6% compare
- 3 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 99.2%
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 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 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Late-demographic dividend was 97.1% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2018.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Late-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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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.