Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in China
China: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 97.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 120 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2024
All-time low
97.0%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in China, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 97.3% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
China ranks 14th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.1% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 12 Iraq 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
More population data for China
- World population growth -1.7% (2100)
- Population density 67.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 15.54 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 303,405 people (2020)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9859 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in China?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in China was 97.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
- How does China rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- China ranks 14th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.