People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income
Low income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 38.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income, 2012–2024
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 Low income stood at 38.9%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income peaked at 42.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2022.
That places Low income 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 42.2% | — |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.7% | 42.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 38.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Low income was 38.9% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2022.
- How does Low income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Low income ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.