Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 18.94 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique, 2005–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 18.94 million people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique peaked at 18.94 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.18 million people, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 12th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.73 million people | 13.18 million people | 14.26 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.85 million people | 14.52 million people | 17.26 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.26 million people | 17.59 million people | 18.94 million people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Mozambique was 18.94 million 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.94 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.18 million people in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Mozambique ranks 12th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.