Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Thailand
Thailand: Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Thailand, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 94.6% for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Thailand peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2010.
That places Thailand 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 88.6% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More population data for Thailand
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 84,421 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Thailand?
- Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Thailand was 94.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2010.
- How does Thailand rank for share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Thailand ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.