Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives
Maldives: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 15,279 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives, 2013–2021
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 15,279 people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives peaked at 15,279 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,530 people, in 2013.
Maldives ranks 106th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12,530 people | — |
| 2014 | 12,866 people | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 13,227 people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13,601 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 13,962 people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14,312 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14,649 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14,972 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15,279 people | +2.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 15,279 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792 people, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 15,279 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.21 million people, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,592 people | 12,530 people | 14,649 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,126 people | 14,972 people | 15,279 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 103 Bhutan 18,622 people compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 18,319 people
- 105 Tonga 16,352 people compare
- 107 North Macedonia 1,821 people compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 1,784 people compare
- 109 Montenegro 1,414 people compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Maldives was 15,279 people in 2021, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 15,279 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,530 people in 2013.
- How does Maldives rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.