People without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia

Armenia: People without basic handwashing facilities was 160,647 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
160,647 people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
523,667 people
in 2000
All-time low
160,327 people
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

People without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, 2000–2022

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201120222000: 523.7k people2001: 499.2k people2002: 476.0k people2003: 454.5k people2004: 433.1k people2005: 411.9k people2006: 390.9k people2007: 370.0k people2008: 349.4k people2009: 328.9k people2010: 308.6k people2011: 289.0k people2012: 270.1k people2013: 251.1k people2014: 231.9k people2015: 212.6k people2016: 193.2k people2017: 173.6k people2018: 163.1k people2019: 162.6k people2020: 161.7k people2021: 160.3k people2022: 160.6k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2022, people without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia stood at 160,647 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia peaked at 523,667 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 160,327 people, in 2021.

Armenia ranks 96th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 423,768 people 328,919 people 523,667 people 10
2010s 225,576 people 162,608 people 308,558 people 10
2020s 160,891 people 160,327 people 161,698 people 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 93 Kazakhstan 190,208 people compare
  2. 94 Suriname 173,762 people compare
  3. 95 Vanuatu 169,107 people compare
  4. 97 Guyana 137,533 people compare
  5. 98 Serbia 135,140 people compare
  6. 99 Fiji 124,139 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia was 160,647 people in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 523,667 people in 2000.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 160,327 people in 2021.
How does Armenia rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Armenia ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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 People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.