Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Iraq
Iraq: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Iraq, 2005–2024
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 Iraq stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Iraq peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2005.
Iraq ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.2% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1% compare
- 11 Oman 97.4% compare
- 13 Philippines 97.3% compare
- 14 China 97.3% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.3% compare
More population data for Iraq
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 231.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.99 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 318,461 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.13 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Iraq?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Iraq was 97.4% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2005.
- How does Iraq rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Iraq ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.