Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guinea

Guinea: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 7.62 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.62 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
34th
of 113 countries
All-time high
7.62 million people
in 2022
All-time low
6.50 million people
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guinea, 2014–2022

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2014201820222014: 6.5M people2015: 6.6M people2016: 6.8M people2017: 6.9M people2018: 7.1M people2019: 7.2M people2020: 7.3M people2021: 7.5M people2022: 7.6M people

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

Analysis

Guinea recorded 7.62 million people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guinea peaked at 7.62 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.50 million people, in 2014.

That places Guinea 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.84 million people 6.50 million people 7.19 million people 6
2020s 7.48 million people 7.34 million people 7.62 million people 3

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 31 Cameroon 8.33 million people compare
  2. 32 Nepal 7.88 million people compare
  3. 33 South Sudan 7.64 million people compare
  4. 35 Senegal 7.34 million people compare
  5. 36 Zimbabwe 7.16 million people compare
  6. 37 Benin 6.43 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guinea?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Guinea was 7.62 million 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 Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 7.62 million people in 2022.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 6.50 million people in 2014.
How does Guinea rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Guinea ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea 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.