Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 13.15 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.15 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 113 countries
All-time high
13.15 million people
in 2024
All-time low
10.40 million people
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire, 2006–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2006201520242006: 10.4M people2007: 10.6M people2008: 10.7M people2009: 10.9M people2010: 11.0M people2011: 11.1M people2012: 11.2M people2013: 11.3M people2014: 11.4M people2015: 11.6M people2016: 11.8M people2017: 12.0M people2018: 12.1M people2019: 12.3M people2020: 12.4M people2021: 12.6M people2022: 12.8M people2023: 13.0M people2024: 13.2M people

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

Analysis

Cote d'Ivoire recorded 13.15 million people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 13.15 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.40 million people, in 2006.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.64 million people 10.40 million people 10.87 million people 4
2010s 11.59 million people 11.03 million people 12.27 million people 10
2020s 12.78 million people 12.41 million people 13.15 million people 5

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

  1. 15 Afghanistan 15.86 million people compare
  2. 16 Malawi 15.42 million people compare
  3. 17 South Africa 14.34 million people compare
  4. 19 Burkina Faso 12.42 million people compare
  5. 20 Chad 11.66 million people compare
  6. 21 Mali 11.44 million people compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cote d'Ivoire was 13.15 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 13.15 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 10.40 million people in 2006.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.