People without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique
Mozambique: People without basic handwashing facilities was 29.16 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 29.16 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique peaked at 29.16 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.03 million people, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.91 million people | 18.03 million people | 19.84 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.85 million people | 20.32 million people | 25.62 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.71 million people | 26.29 million people | 29.16 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 10 Pakistan 38.28 million people compare
- 11 Uganda 37.73 million people compare
- 12 South Africa 33.69 million people compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 24.90 million people compare
- 15 Madagascar 24.44 million people compare
- 16 Kenya 23.98 million people compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0001 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0188 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.11 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.637 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 257.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique was 29.16 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 29.16 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.03 million people in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.