Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 19.35 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
19.35
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.35
in 2022
All-time low
18.74
in 2015
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2015–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo is 19.35, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.74 | — |
| 2016 | 18.82 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.91 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.08 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.17 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.26 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.35 | +0.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19.35 is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.35, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 19.35 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.98, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.91 | 18.74 | 19.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.26 | 19.17 | 19.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo was 19.35 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 19.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.74 in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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