Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras

Honduras: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 664,876 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
664,876 people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 113 countries
All-time high
827,398 people
in 2010
All-time low
661,580 people
in 2021
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras, 2006–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2006201520242006: 798.8k people2007: 806.8k people2008: 814.2k people2009: 821.1k people2010: 827.4k people2011: 815.1k people2012: 802.1k people2013: 788.5k people2014: 774.2k people2015: 759.4k people2016: 744.2k people2017: 728.5k people2018: 712.5k people2019: 696.1k people2020: 679.2k people2021: 661.6k people2022: 662.6k people2023: 663.9k people2024: 664.9k people

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

Analysis

Honduras recorded 664,876 people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras peaked at 827,398 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 661,580 people, in 2021.

Honduras ranks 68th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 810,217 people 798,823 people 821,104 people 4
2010s 764,815 people 696,131 people 827,398 people 10
2020s 666,436 people 661,580 people 679,214 people 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 65 Gambia 848,761 people compare
  2. 66 East Timor 711,047 people compare
  3. 67 Paraguay 699,414 people compare
  4. 69 Philippines 650,068 people compare
  5. 70 Eswatini 593,923 people compare
  6. 71 Solomon Islands 416,144 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 Honduras?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Honduras was 664,876 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 Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 827,398 people in 2010.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 661,580 people in 2021.
How does Honduras rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Honduras ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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.