Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines
Philippines: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines, 2011–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2011.
Philippines ranks 5th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66.2% | — |
| 2012 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +3.8% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 98.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.6%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.2% | 80.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 84.4% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 3 North Macedonia 99.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.7% compare
- 7 Serbia 98.0%
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Philippines was 98.9% 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2011.
- How does Philippines rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Philippines ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.