Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola

Angola: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 9.41 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.41 million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 113 countries
All-time high
9.41 million people
in 2024
All-time low
7.58 million people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola, 2010–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2010201720242010: 7.6M people2011: 7.7M people2012: 7.9M people2013: 8.0M people2014: 8.2M people2015: 8.3M people2016: 8.5M people2017: 8.6M people2018: 8.7M people2019: 8.9M people2020: 9.0M people2021: 9.1M people2022: 9.2M people2023: 9.3M people2024: 9.4M 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola is 9.41 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola peaked at 9.41 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.58 million people, in 2010.

Angola ranks 28th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.24 million people 7.58 million people 8.85 million people 10
2020s 9.19 million people 8.97 million people 9.41 million people 5

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  3. 27 Ghana 9.49 million people compare
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  5. 30 Somalia 8.70 million people compare
  6. 31 Cameroon 8.33 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Angola was 9.41 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 9.41 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 7.58 million people in 2010.
How does Angola rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Angola ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola 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 Rural population without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population 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
113 places, 1,715 data points, 2000–2024
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.