Population living in slums in Palau
Palau: Population living in slums was 0.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Palau, 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 Palau is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 106.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Palau peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Palau ranks 131st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +106.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More poverty & inequality data for Palau
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.08 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1323 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.145 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4092 (2023)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.616 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Palau?
- Population living in slums in Palau 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Palau rank for population living in slums?
- Palau ranks 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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.