Population living in slums in Kiribati
Kiribati: Population living in slums was 5.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Kiribati, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Kiribati stood at 5.9%.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Kiribati peaked at 18.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.
Kiribati ranks 110th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.1% | 18.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.8% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 107 Uzbekistan 7.1% compare
- 108 Georgia 7.1% compare
- 109 Republic of Moldova 6.5% compare
- 111 Nicaragua 5.5% compare
- 112 Cayman Islands 5.5% compare
- 113 Lebanon 4.5% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Kiribati
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.15 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1605 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Kiribati?
- Population living in slums in Kiribati was 5.9% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for population living in slums?
- Kiribati ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.