Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan, 2004–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 94.5% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan peaked at 94.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2004.
Bhutan ranks 24th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.0% | 78.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.7% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 90.6% | 94.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More population data for Bhutan
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 18.1 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 27,662 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.45 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.46 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Bhutan was 94.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2004.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Bhutan ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.