People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 42.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 42.2% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 42.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2017.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 40.3% | — |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.9% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.5% | 42.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.4% compare
- 22 Cuba 94.9% compare
- 23 Palestine, State of 94.7% compare
- 24 Georgia 94.6% compare
- 25 Tunisia 94.5% compare
- 26 Sri Lanka 93.4% compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 93.4% compare
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 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 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 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 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 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 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Pre-demographic dividend was 42.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2017.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pre-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.