Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine

Palestine: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 54,605 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54,605 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
54,605 people
in 2024
All-time low
49,360 people
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine, 2014–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2014201920242014: 49.4k people2015: 50.0k people2016: 50.7k people2017: 51.4k people2018: 51.9k people2019: 52.5k people2020: 53.0k people2021: 53.6k people2022: 54.1k people2023: 54.5k people2024: 54.6k people

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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine is 54,605 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine peaked at 54,605 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49,360 people, in 2014.

Palestine ranks 99th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 50,973 people 49,360 people 52,462 people 6
2020s 53,951 people 53,012 people 54,605 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine was 54,605 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 54,605 people in 2024.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 49,360 people in 2014.
How does Palestine rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Palestine ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.