Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia
Armenia: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 90.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, 2000–2022
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia peaked at 90.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 20th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 65.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 79.8% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Armenia was 90.3% in 2022, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Armenia ranks 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.