Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in India
India: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in India, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 85.9% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in India peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2010.
India ranks 31st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.6% | 44.8% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 72.2% | 85.9% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 76 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in India?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in India was 85.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2010.
- How does India rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- India ranks 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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