Access to handwashing facilities in Yemen
Yemen: Access to handwashing facilities was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to handwashing facilities in Yemen, 2015–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to handwashing facilities in Yemen is 63.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Yemen peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2015.
Yemen ranks 61st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to handwashing facilities in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.8% | — |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 53.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.7% | 50.8% | 56.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 57.9% | 63.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 58 Jamaica 70.4% compare
- 59 Nepal 68.2% compare
- 60 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.6% compare
- 62 Kiribati 62.2% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 60.9% compare
- 64 Sao Tome and Principe 58.3% compare
More population data for Yemen
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 55,296 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.01 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5817 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 208.41 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.88 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Yemen?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Yemen was 63.3% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Yemen ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.