Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Nauru
Nauru: Population living in slums (% of urban population) was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Nauru, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 0.6% for population living in slums in 2022.
That represents a change of down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Nauru peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Nauru 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +226.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -66.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More poverty & inequality data for Nauru
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.25 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.3% (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 -34.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1858 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Nauru?
- Population living in slums in Nauru was 0.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for population living in slums?
- Nauru ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru 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.