Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba
Aruba: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 98.6% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba peaked at 98.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2013.
That places Aruba 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.6% | — |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 98.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 98.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.0%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 7 Mexico 98.8% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1%
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
More population data for Aruba
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5592 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,135 people (2100)
- Population density 417.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2545 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3803 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Aruba was 98.6% in 2024, 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 Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Aruba ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba 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.