Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname

Suriname: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 69,627 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
69,627 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
69,627 people
in 2022
All-time low
64,703 people
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname, 2014–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k2014201820222014: 64.7k people2015: 65.5k people2016: 66.2k people2017: 66.9k people2018: 67.5k people2019: 68.1k people2020: 68.7k people2021: 69.2k people2022: 69.6k 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 2022, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname stood at 69,627 people. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname peaked at 69,627 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64,703 people, in 2014.

That places Suriname 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 66,468 people 64,703 people 68,109 people 6
2020s 69,194 people 68,736 people 69,627 people 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Suriname was 69,627 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 69,627 people in 2022.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 64,703 people in 2014.
How does Suriname rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Suriname ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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
Last refreshed

People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.