Access to handwashing facilities in Syria
Syria: Access to handwashing facilities was 84.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to handwashing facilities in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 84.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Syria peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2015.
Syria ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to handwashing facilities in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.1% | — |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 84.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.3% | 84.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Syria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 237.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Syria?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Syria was 84.5% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2015.
- How does Syria rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Syria ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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.