Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia

Bolivia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 2.76 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.76 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 113 countries
All-time high
2.76 million people
in 2024
All-time low
2.67 million people
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M2010201720242010: 2.7M people2011: 2.7M people2012: 2.7M people2013: 2.7M people2014: 2.7M people2015: 2.7M people2016: 2.7M people2017: 2.7M people2018: 2.7M people2019: 2.8M people2020: 2.8M people2021: 2.8M people2022: 2.8M people2023: 2.8M people2024: 2.8M people

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

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 2.76 million people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia peaked at 2.76 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million people, in 2010.

Bolivia ranks 46th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.71 million people 2.67 million people 2.76 million people 10
2020s 2.76 million people 2.75 million people 2.76 million people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Bolivia was 2.76 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 2.76 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million people in 2010.
How does Bolivia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Bolivia ranks 46th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bolivia 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.