Access to handwashing facilities in Egypt
Egypt: Access to handwashing facilities was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to handwashing facilities in Egypt, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to handwashing facilities in Egypt stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Egypt peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Access to handwashing facilities in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.1% | — |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.1% | 83.1% | 87.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
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More population data for Egypt
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0962 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1102 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 160,340 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4636 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 202.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 11.08 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Egypt?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Egypt was 92.3% 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 access to handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 Access to 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.