Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba

Cuba: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 292,070 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
292,070 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
78th
of 113 countries
All-time high
727,899 people
in 2008
All-time low
292,070 people
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba, 2008–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2008201620242008: 727.9k people2009: 725.2k people2010: 722.6k people2011: 720.0k people2012: 717.3k people2013: 670.7k people2014: 624.2k people2015: 578.0k people2016: 532.1k people2017: 485.8k people2018: 439.5k people2019: 393.2k people2020: 347.1k people2021: 300.7k people2022: 297.6k people2023: 294.9k people2024: 292.1k 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 2024, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba stood at 292,070 people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba peaked at 727,899 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 292,070 people, in 2024.

That places Cuba 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 726,574 people 725,250 people 727,899 people 2
2010s 588,336 people 393,211 people 722,582 people 10
2020s 306,473 people 292,070 people 347,142 people 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 75 Jamaica 366,296 people compare
  2. 76 Equatorial Guinea 342,240 people compare
  3. 77 Moldova 330,228 people compare
  4. 79 Djibouti 219,718 people compare
  5. 80 Mongolia 201,342 people compare
  6. 81 Azerbaijan 194,792 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Cuba was 292,070 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 Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 727,899 people in 2008.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 292,070 people in 2024.
How does Cuba rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Cuba ranks 78th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba 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.