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.
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43.8% | — |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | +0.4% |
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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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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