Population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population living in slums was 19.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 19.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 32.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 24.2% | 32.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 22.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population living in slums in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 19.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population living in slums?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.