People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti
Haiti: People without basic handwashing facilities was 9.00 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti, 2006–2023
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 people without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti is 9.00 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti peaked at 9.00 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million people, in 2006.
Haiti ranks 41st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.99 million people | — |
| 2007 | 7.09 million people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.20 million people | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 7.31 million people | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.38 million people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.49 million people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.63 million people | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.77 million people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.91 million people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.06 million people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.20 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.34 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.49 million people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.63 million people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.73 million people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.82 million people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.91 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.00 million people | +1.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 9.00 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million people, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 9.00 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 745,297 people, 12.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.15 million people | 6.99 million people | 7.31 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.99 million people | 7.38 million people | 8.63 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.86 million people | 8.73 million people | 9.00 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti was 9.00 million people in 2023, 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 9.00 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million people in 2006.
- How does Haiti rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Haiti ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.