People without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia

Bolivia: People without basic handwashing facilities was 9.06 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.06 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
40th
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.06 million people
in 2024
All-time low
7.47 million people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

People without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia, 2010–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2010201720242010: 7.5M people2011: 7.6M people2012: 7.7M people2013: 7.8M people2014: 7.9M people2015: 8.1M people2016: 8.2M people2017: 8.3M people2018: 8.4M people2019: 8.5M people2020: 8.6M people2021: 8.7M people2022: 8.8M people2023: 8.9M people2024: 9.1M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 9.06 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia peaked at 9.06 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.47 million people, in 2010.

Bolivia ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.00 million people 7.47 million people 8.53 million people 10
2020s 8.83 million people 8.63 million people 9.06 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia?
People without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia was 9.06 million 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 9.06 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.47 million people in 2010.
How does Bolivia rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
Bolivia ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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

Indicator
People 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
120 places, 1,792 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.