Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia
Armenia: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 94.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia is 94.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia peaked at 94.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.2% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 94.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 94.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.6%, 98% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 94.4% | 94.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More population data for Armenia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7088 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 69,060 people (2100)
- Population density 59.44 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7673 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1788 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia was 94.4% in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Armenia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.