Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Somalia
Somalia: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Somalia, 2013–2024
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 Somalia stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Somalia peaked at 30.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
That places Somalia 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.5% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More population data for Somalia
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 107.38 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.14 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 19,503 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 6.01 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 6.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 5.16 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Somalia?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Somalia was 16.5% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.