Population living in slums in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Population living in slums was 7.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states stood at 7.6%.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Pacific island small states peaked at 11.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Pacific island small states 24th 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 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +171.2% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Pacific island small states?
- Population living in slums in Pacific island small states was 7.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for population living in slums?
- Pacific island small states ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.