People without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt
Egypt: People without basic handwashing facilities was 8.97 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, people without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt stood at 8.97 million people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt peaked at 23.66 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.97 million people, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.66 million people | — |
| 2001 | 23.39 million people | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.09 million people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 22.77 million people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.42 million people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.04 million people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.61 million people | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.16 million people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.68 million people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.18 million people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.66 million people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.15 million people | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 18.64 million people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.10 million people | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.52 million people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 16.87 million people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 16.18 million people | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.44 million people | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 14.64 million people | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.79 million people | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 12.89 million people | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 11.94 million people | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 10.96 million people | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.98 million people | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 8.97 million people | -10.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8.97 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8.97 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 891,231 people, 10.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.10 million people | 20.18 million people | 23.66 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.00 million people | 13.79 million people | 19.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.95 million people | 8.97 million people | 12.89 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Egypt was 8.97 million 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.66 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 million people in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.