Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 2.42 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.42 million people
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
51st
of 113 countries
All-time high
2.42 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.74 million people
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan, 2006–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2006201420232006: 1.7M people2007: 1.8M people2008: 1.8M people2009: 1.8M people2010: 1.9M people2011: 1.9M people2012: 2.0M people2013: 2.0M people2014: 2.0M people2015: 2.1M people2016: 2.1M people2017: 2.2M people2018: 2.2M people2019: 2.2M people2020: 2.3M people2021: 2.3M people2022: 2.4M people2023: 2.4M 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 2023, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan stood at 2.42 million people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan peaked at 2.42 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million people, in 2006.

Tajikistan ranks 51st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.79 million people 1.74 million people 1.84 million people 4
2010s 2.06 million people 1.88 million people 2.24 million people 10
2020s 2.35 million people 2.29 million people 2.42 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tajikistan was 2.42 million people in 2023, 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 Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.42 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million people in 2006.
How does Tajikistan rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Tajikistan ranks 51st out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tajikistan 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.