Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti

Haiti: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 3.97 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.97 million people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
43rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
4.27 million people
in 2006
All-time low
3.97 million people
in 2023
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti, 2006–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2006201420232006: 4.3M people2007: 4.3M people2008: 4.3M people2009: 4.3M people2010: 4.2M people2011: 4.2M people2012: 4.2M people2013: 4.2M people2014: 4.2M people2015: 4.2M people2016: 4.2M people2017: 4.1M people2018: 4.1M people2019: 4.1M people2020: 4.1M people2021: 4.0M people2022: 4.0M people2023: 4.0M 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 2023, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti stood at 3.97 million people. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti peaked at 4.27 million people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.97 million people, in 2023.

That places Haiti 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.26 million people 4.26 million people 4.27 million people 4
2010s 4.18 million people 4.11 million people 4.23 million people 10
2020s 4.02 million people 3.97 million people 4.08 million people 4

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 40 Togo 4.66 million people compare
  2. 41 Uzbekistan 4.46 million people compare
  3. 42 Sierra Leone 3.97 million people compare
  4. 44 Egypt 3.83 million people compare
  5. 45 Algeria 2.80 million people compare
  6. 46 Bolivia 2.76 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Haiti was 3.97 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 Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 4.27 million people in 2006.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 3.97 million people in 2023.
How does Haiti rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Haiti ranks 43rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Haiti 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.