Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 416,144 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
416,144 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
71st
of 113 countries
All-time high
416,144 people
in 2022
All-time low
298,299 people
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands, 2009–2022

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2009201520222009: 298.3k people2010: 305.1k people2011: 314.7k people2012: 324.6k people2013: 334.7k people2014: 345.0k people2015: 355.4k people2016: 366.0k people2017: 376.6k people2018: 387.1k people2019: 395.1k people2020: 401.5k people2021: 408.8k people2022: 416.1k 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 Solomon Islands is 416,144 people, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands peaked at 416,144 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 298,299 people, in 2009.

That places Solomon Islands 71st out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298,299 people 298,299 people 298,299 people 1
2010s 350,424 people 305,084 people 395,112 people 10
2020s 408,822 people 401,532 people 416,144 people 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Solomon Islands was 416,144 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 Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 416,144 people in 2022.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 298,299 people in 2009.
How does Solomon Islands rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Solomon Islands ranks 71st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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.