Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Burundi

Burundi: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 11.19 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.19 million people
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
22nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
11.19 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6.38 million people
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Burundi, 2004–2023

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2004201320232004: 6.4M people2005: 6.6M people2006: 6.8M people2007: 7.1M people2008: 7.3M people2009: 7.7M people2010: 8.0M people2011: 8.3M people2012: 8.6M people2013: 8.9M people2014: 9.1M people2015: 9.3M people2016: 9.4M people2017: 9.6M people2018: 9.9M people2019: 10.2M people2020: 10.4M people2021: 10.7M people2022: 10.9M people2023: 11.2M 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 Burundi is 11.19 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Burundi peaked at 11.19 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.38 million people, in 2004.

Burundi ranks 22nd of 113 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.98 million people 6.38 million people 7.70 million people 6
2010s 9.14 million people 8.04 million people 10.18 million people 10
2020s 10.81 million people 10.44 million people 11.19 million people 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 19 Burkina Faso 12.42 million people compare
  2. 20 Chad 11.66 million people compare
  3. 21 Mali 11.44 million people compare
  4. 23 Myanmar 10.80 million people compare
  5. 24 Yemen 10.57 million people compare
  6. 25 Zambia 10.27 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Burundi?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Burundi was 11.19 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 rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 11.19 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 6.38 million people in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Burundi ranks 22nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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.