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
Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 120 countries
All-time high
95.6%
in 2018
All-time low
95.6%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
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.
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 95.6% | — |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 95.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Libya's 95.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
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%
- 20 Ukraine 95.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.0% compare
- 22 Palestine 94.9% compare
More population data for Libya
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1882 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9554 Percent per annum (2030)
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.