Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Somalia
Somalia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 8.70 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Somalia, 2013–2024
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 Somalia stood at 8.70 million people. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Somalia peaked at 8.70 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.63 million people, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 30th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.17 million people | 5.63 million people | 6.92 million people | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.98 million people | 7.29 million people | 8.70 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Somalia?
- Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Somalia was 8.70 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.70 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 million people in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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
People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.