Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Niger
Niger: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 19.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 19.8% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Niger peaked at 19.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 86th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Niger
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 887.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 259 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 259 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Niger?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Niger was 19.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Niger ranks 86th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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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