Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia

Armenia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 102,172 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
102,172 people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
92nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
380,160 people
in 2000
All-time low
102,172 people
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia, 2000–2022

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000201120222000: 380.2k people2001: 362.5k people2002: 345.2k people2003: 328.8k people2004: 312.5k people2005: 296.3k people2006: 280.2k people2007: 264.2k people2008: 248.4k people2009: 232.6k people2010: 216.9k people2011: 201.7k people2012: 187.0k people2013: 172.1k people2014: 157.0k people2015: 141.8k people2016: 126.4k people2017: 110.9k people2018: 104.4k people2019: 104.0k people2020: 103.3k people2021: 102.2k people2022: 102.2k people

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

Analysis

In 2022, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia stood at 102,172 people. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 45.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia peaked at 380,160 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 102,172 people, in 2022.

That places Armenia 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 305,088 people 232,600 people 380,160 people 10
2010s 152,226 people 103,992 people 216,897 people 10
2020s 102,542 people 102,172 people 103,259 people 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 89 Kyrgyzstan 120,315 people compare
  2. 90 Kazakhstan 103,949 people compare
  3. 91 Cape Verde 103,296 people compare
  4. 93 Guyana 88,106 people compare
  5. 94 Fiji 75,305 people compare
  6. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,002 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Armenia was 102,172 people in 2022, 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 Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 380,160 people in 2000.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 102,172 people in 2022.
How does Armenia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Armenia ranks 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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
Last refreshed

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