People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 47.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries, 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
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries peaked at 47.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2017.
That places Least developed countries 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 44.6% | — |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 43.6% | 47.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Least developed countries was 47.6% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2017.
- How does Least developed countries rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Least developed countries ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.