People without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba
Aruba: People without basic handwashing facilities was 1,505 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba is 1,505 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba peaked at 1,505 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,428 people, in 2013.
Aruba ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,428 people | — |
| 2014 | 1,440 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,451 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,462 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,473 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,482 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,491 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,496 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,498 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,501 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,503 people | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,505 people | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1,505 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,240 people, 5% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1,505 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297 people, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,461 people | 1,428 people | 1,491 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,501 people | 1,496 people | 1,505 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 112 North Macedonia 5,982 people compare
- 113 Montenegro 4,661 people compare
- 114 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,326 people compare
- 116 Nauru 1,101 people compare
- 117 Tuvalu 587.81 people compare
- 118 Bahrain 0 people
- 118 Qatar 0 people
- 118 Turkmenistan 0 people compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Aruba was 1,505 people 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 people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,428 people in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Aruba ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.