People without basic handwashing facilities in Laos
Laos: People without basic handwashing facilities was 2.83 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Laos, 2011–2024
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 Laos is 2.83 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Laos peaked at 3.23 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.83 million people, in 2024.
Laos ranks 58th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.15 million people | 3.07 million people | 3.23 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.93 million people | 2.83 million people | 3.02 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2805 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8819 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3578 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4679 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.95 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 317.16 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 Laos?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Laos was 2.83 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 million people in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Laos ranks 58th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.