Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia

Mongolia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 201,342 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
201,342 people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
80th
of 113 countries
All-time high
671,326 people
in 2004
All-time low
194,398 people
in 2020
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia, 2004–2024

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k2004201420242004: 671.3k people2005: 658.3k people2006: 645.4k people2007: 632.8k people2008: 620.9k people2009: 573.1k people2010: 527.5k people2011: 493.1k people2012: 464.1k people2013: 434.9k people2014: 404.9k people2015: 373.8k people2016: 341.2k people2017: 307.0k people2018: 271.1k people2019: 233.7k people2020: 194.4k people2021: 196.5k people2022: 198.3k people2023: 199.9k people2024: 201.3k 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 2024, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia stood at 201,342 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia peaked at 671,326 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 194,398 people, in 2020.

Mongolia ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 633,634 people 573,088 people 671,326 people 6
2010s 385,112 people 233,673 people 527,522 people 10
2020s 198,088 people 194,398 people 201,342 people 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 77 Moldova 330,228 people compare
  2. 78 Cuba 292,070 people compare
  3. 79 Djibouti 219,718 people compare
  4. 81 Azerbaijan 194,792 people compare
  5. 82 Georgia 189,184 people compare
  6. 83 El Salvador 182,550 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mongolia was 201,342 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 671,326 people in 2004.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 194,398 people in 2020.
How does Mongolia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Mongolia ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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.