Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia

Tunisia: Rural population without basic handwashing facilities was 414,472 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
414,472 people
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
72nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
1.22 million people
in 2010
All-time low
414,472 people
in 2024
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia, 2006–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2006201520242006: 1.2M people2007: 1.2M people2008: 1.2M people2009: 1.2M people2010: 1.2M people2011: 1.2M people2012: 1.1M people2013: 1.1M people2014: 1.0M people2015: 949.8k people2016: 892.9k people2017: 835.1k people2018: 776.4k people2019: 717.1k people2020: 657.0k people2021: 595.8k people2022: 534.7k people2023: 474.5k people2024: 414.5k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 414,472 people for rural population without basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia peaked at 1.22 million people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 414,472 people, in 2024.

Tunisia ranks 72nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 1.22 million people 4
2010s 974,879 people 717,073 people 1.22 million people 10
2020s 535,287 people 414,472 people 657,023 people 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia?
Rural population without basic handwashing facilities in Tunisia was 414,472 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 1.22 million people in 2010.
What is the lowest rural population without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 414,472 people in 2024.
How does Tunisia rank for rural population without basic handwashing facilities?
Tunisia ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is rural population without basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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.