Population living in slums in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population living in slums was 57.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Ecuador is 57.8%, measured in 2022.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Ecuador peaked at 57.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 22nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population living in slums in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 57.4% | 57.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
- 20 Mauritania 58.6% compare
- 21 Myanmar 58.3% compare
- 23 Pakistan 56.0% compare
- 24 Mozambique 55.0% compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 54.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ecuador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,007 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4522 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.13 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Ecuador?
- Population living in slums in Ecuador was 57.8% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for population living in slums?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.