People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in World
World: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World, 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
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World is 85.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
That places World 15th 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.8% | — |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.8% | 81.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.2% | 85.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in World was 85.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2017.
- How does World rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- World ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.