Population living in slums in Guatemala
Guatemala: Population living in slums was 37.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Guatemala, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 37.6% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Guatemala peaked at 55.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2018.
Guatemala ranks 61st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 46.5% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 37.6% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More poverty & inequality data for Guatemala
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 2.31 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,822 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.3 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Guatemala?
- Population living in slums in Guatemala was 37.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2018.
- How does Guatemala rank for population living in slums?
- Guatemala ranks 61st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.