People without basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: People without basic handwashing facilities was 416,013 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
416,013 people
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
86th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.11 million people
in 2011
All-time low
416,013 people
in 2024
Years of data
18
2007–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan, 2007–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2007201520242007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.1M people2010: 1.1M people2011: 1.1M people2012: 1.1M people2013: 1.0M people2014: 974.8k people2015: 927.1k people2016: 877.4k people2017: 825.2k people2018: 769.6k people2019: 713.3k people2020: 656.2k people2021: 597.4k people2022: 538.6k people2023: 477.4k people2024: 416.0k people

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

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 416,013 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.11 million people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 416,013 people, in 2024.

That places Azerbaijan 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 million people 1.06 million people 1.08 million people 3
2010s 937,681 people 713,264 people 1.11 million people 10
2020s 537,144 people 416,013 people 656,246 people 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 83 Mongolia 472,598 people compare
  2. 84 Solomon Islands 446,817 people compare
  3. 85 Moldova 421,580 people compare
  4. 87 Libya 325,503 people compare
  5. 88 Georgia 312,791 people compare
  6. 89 Palestine 279,537 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Azerbaijan was 416,013 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 million people in 2011.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 416,013 people in 2024.
How does Azerbaijan rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Azerbaijan ranks 86th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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
Last refreshed

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.