Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World
World: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World is 71.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World peaked at 71.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.9% | 43.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 66.4% | 71.5% | 5 |
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More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World was 71.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2010.
- How does World rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- World ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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