Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Libya
Libya: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 95.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Libya, 2018–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 95.6% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
That places Libya 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 17 Azerbaijan 96.0% compare
- 18 Maldives 95.8% compare
- 20 Ukraine 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 22 Palestine 94.9% compare
More population data for Libya
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
- Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 200,335 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.3 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Libya?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Libya was 95.6% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Libya ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.