Access to handwashing facilities in Zambia
Zambia: Access to handwashing facilities was 18.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to handwashing facilities in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 18.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to handwashing facilities in Zambia peaked at 18.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to handwashing facilities in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.4% | — |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.9% | 18.4% | 5 |
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More population data for Zambia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2495 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5112 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.52 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2967 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 86.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.60 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to handwashing facilities in Zambia?
- Access to handwashing facilities in Zambia was 18.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to handwashing facilities recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for access to handwashing facilities?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to handwashing facilities rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.