People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti

Haiti: People without basic handwashing facilities was 9.00 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.00 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
9.00 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6.99 million people
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

People without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti, 2006–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2006201420232006: 7.0M people2007: 7.1M people2008: 7.2M people2009: 7.3M people2010: 7.4M people2011: 7.5M people2012: 7.6M people2013: 7.8M people2014: 7.9M people2015: 8.1M people2016: 8.2M people2017: 8.3M people2018: 8.5M people2019: 8.6M people2020: 8.7M people2021: 8.8M people2022: 8.9M people2023: 9.0M people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 38 Nepal 9.42 million people compare
  2. 39 South Sudan 9.32 million people compare
  3. 40 Bolivia 9.06 million people compare
  4. 42 Egypt 8.97 million people compare
  5. 43 Togo 7.68 million people compare
  6. 44 Algeria 7.06 million people compare

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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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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
Last refreshed

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.