Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine
Palestine: Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities was 94.91 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
94.91
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
20th
of 113 countries
All-time high
94.93
in 2015
All-time low
94.91
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 94.91 for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine peaked at 94.93 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.91, in 2024.
That places Palestine 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 94.93 | — |
| 2016 | 94.93 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.93 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.93 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.92 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.92 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.92 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.92 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.92 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.91 | -0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 94.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.83, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 94.91 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.74, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.93 | 94.92 | 94.93 | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.92 | 94.91 | 94.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More population data for Palestine
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1948 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.062 (2100)
- Population density 1,906 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 600,680 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.062 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3011 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine?
- Share of the population with access to handwashing facilities in Palestine was 94.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 94.93 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.91 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for share of the population with access to handwashing facilities?
- Palestine ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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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