Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico
Mexico: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico, 2009–2024
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 Mexico stood at 98.8%.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico peaked at 98.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2009.
That places Mexico 7th out of 120 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 95.5% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 4 North Macedonia 99.7% compare
- 5 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 8 Aruba 98.6% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98.4% compare
- 10 Serbia 98.1% compare
More population data for Mexico
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 150,836 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.87 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Mexico was 98.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2009.
- How does Mexico rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Mexico ranks 7th out of 120 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.