Population living in slums in Other small states
Other small states: Population living in slums was 23.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Other small states, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Other small states is 23.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Other small states peaked at 32.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2022.
Other small states ranks 16th of 33 groups 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.8% | 29.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 24.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 13 Madagascar 65.7% compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 64.3% compare
- 16 Benin 64.0% compare
- 17 Angola 62.7% compare
- 18 Liberia 60.5% compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Other small states?
- Population living in slums in Other small states was 23.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2022.
- How does Other small states rank for population living in slums?
- Other small states ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.