Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mali

Mali: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 11.44 million people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.44 million people
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
21st
of 113 countries
All-time high
11.44 million people
in 2022
All-time low
9.96 million people
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

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

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2014201820222014: 10.0M people2015: 10.1M people2016: 10.3M people2017: 10.5M people2018: 10.7M people2019: 10.9M people2020: 11.1M people2021: 11.3M people2022: 11.4M people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mali is 11.44 million people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mali peaked at 11.44 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.96 million people, in 2014.

That places Mali 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.42 million people 9.96 million people 10.89 million people 6
2020s 11.26 million people 11.07 million people 11.44 million people 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 18 Cote d'Ivoire 13.15 million people compare
  2. 19 Burkina Faso 12.42 million people compare
  3. 20 Chad 11.66 million people compare
  4. 22 Burundi 11.19 million people compare
  5. 23 Myanmar 10.80 million people compare
  6. 24 Yemen 10.57 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mali?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mali was 11.44 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 11.44 million people in 2022.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 9.96 million people in 2014.
How does Mali rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Mali ranks 21st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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.