People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Tunisia
Tunisia: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 94.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 94.5% for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia peaked at 96.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.5% | — |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 94.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 94.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.5% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tunisia was 94.5% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tunisia ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.