People without basic handwashing facilities in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: People without basic handwashing facilities was 198,066 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Kyrgyzstan, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 198,066 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 706,885 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 198,066 people, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 686,681 people | 680,021 people | 694,920 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 565,933 people | 410,943 people | 706,885 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 288,090 people | 198,066 people | 373,656 people | 5 |
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- 89 Palestine 279,537 people compare
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- 94 Suriname 173,762 people compare
- 95 Vanuatu 169,107 people compare
More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.64 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.65 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.94 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.49 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 265.55 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Kyrgyzstan?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Kyrgyzstan was 198,066 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 706,885 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,066 people in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 92nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.