People without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine
Palestine: People without basic handwashing facilities was 279,537 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2014–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 279,537 people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine peaked at 279,537 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 223,690 people, in 2014.
Palestine ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 237,659 people | 223,690 people | 251,643 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 269,008 people | 257,432 people | 279,537 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 86 Azerbaijan 416,013 people compare
- 87 Libya 325,503 people compare
- 88 Georgia 312,791 people compare
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 239,366 people compare
- 91 Cape Verde 205,371 people compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 198,066 people compare
More reference data data for Palestine
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Competitive elections 0 (1947)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (1947)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine was 279,537 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 279,537 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,690 people in 2014.
- How does Palestine rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Palestine ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.