Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Suriname
Suriname: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 72.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Suriname, 2014–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 72.1% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Suriname peaked at 72.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2016.
Suriname ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 3 |
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More population data for Suriname
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 4.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,218 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.18 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Suriname?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Suriname was 72.1% in 2022, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Suriname ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname 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.