People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban 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 … urban 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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- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0286 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 0.03 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 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0339 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 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.