Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji
Fiji: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 86.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
86.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
86.6%
in 2024
All-time low
86.3%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji stood at 86.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places Fiji 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 86.3% | — |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 86.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 86.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.4% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 39 Saint Lucia 87.3%
- 40 Cambodia 87.2% compare
- 41 Moldova 87.0%
- 43 Mongolia 86.4% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 86.0% compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 85.1% compare
More population data for Fiji
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4038 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 45,775 people (2100)
- Population density 48.13 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8469 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Fiji was 86.6% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2017.
- How does Fiji rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Fiji ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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.