Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 87.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 87.7% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.6% | 87.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 35 Vietnam 89.1% compare
- 36 Barbados 88.5%
- 37 El Salvador 88.2% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 87.3%
- 40 Cambodia 87.2% compare
- 41 Moldova 87.0%
More population data for Sri Lanka
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 343.51 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 901,396 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.95 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.95 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 232 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.95 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.95 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Sri Lanka was 87.7% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.