Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt
Egypt: 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, 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 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 peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
Egypt 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.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 92.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 92.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More population data for Egypt
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Egypt 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Egypt 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.