Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 10.80 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar, 2010–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 10.80 million people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar peaked at 10.80 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.23 million people, in 2010.
That places Myanmar 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.47 million people | 10.23 million people | 10.68 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.76 million people | 10.71 million people | 10.80 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Myanmar was 10.80 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 million people in 2010.
- How does Myanmar rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Myanmar ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.