Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Togo

Togo: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 4.66 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.66 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
40th
of 113 countries
All-time high
4.66 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.65 million people
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Togo, 2004–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2004201320232004: 3.6M people2005: 3.7M people2006: 3.8M people2007: 3.9M people2008: 4.0M people2009: 4.0M people2010: 4.1M people2011: 4.1M people2012: 4.2M people2013: 4.2M people2014: 4.2M people2015: 4.3M people2016: 4.3M people2017: 4.3M people2018: 4.4M people2019: 4.4M people2020: 4.5M people2021: 4.5M people2022: 4.6M people2023: 4.7M 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 Togo stood at 4.66 million people. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Togo peaked at 4.66 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million people, in 2004.

Togo ranks 40th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.84 million people 3.65 million people 4.02 million people 6
2010s 4.25 million people 4.06 million people 4.41 million people 10
2020s 4.56 million people 4.47 million people 4.66 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Togo?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Togo was 4.66 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 Togo?
The highest recorded value was 4.66 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2004.
How does Togo rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Togo ranks 40th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo 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.