Population living in slums in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population living in slums was 19.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 19.1% for population living in slums in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2016.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.9% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population living in slums in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.1% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population living in slums?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.