Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bahrain, 2000–2024
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 Bahrain is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bahrain peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 99.7% compare
More population data for Bahrain
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 3,912 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 176,724 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 250 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.8 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bahrain?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bahrain was 100.0% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.