People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income
Middle income: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income, 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
Middle income recorded 87.8% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
That places Middle income 13th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 83.6% | — |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 84.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.4% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 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 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 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 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Middle income was 87.8% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2017.
- How does Middle income rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Middle income ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.