Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep.: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, Arab Rep., 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt, Arab Rep. recorded 92.3% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, Arab Rep. peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 29th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 67.6% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 78.0% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
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More population data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 238,014 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.73 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.68 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, Arab Rep. was 92.3% 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 Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt, Arab Rep. 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.