Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine
Palestine: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 54,605 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural population 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
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.
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Palestine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 49,360 people | — |
| 2015 | 50,024 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 50,713 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 51,350 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 51,930 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52,462 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53,012 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 53,559 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 54,112 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 54,465 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54,605 people | +0.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 54,605 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.83 million people, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 54,605 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.01 million people, 3% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50,973 people | 49,360 people | 52,462 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 53,951 people | 53,012 people | 54,605 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.