People without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia
Tunisia: People without basic handwashing facilities was 891,231 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia, 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
Tunisia recorded 891,231 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia peaked at 1.47 million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 891,231 people, in 2024.
That places Tunisia 74th 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 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.47 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.11 million people | 1.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 977,709 people | 891,231 people | 1.07 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Tunisia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4051 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.41 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7444 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6518 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 231.51 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 Tunisia?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia was 891,231 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million people in 2010.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 891,231 people in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Tunisia ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.