Population living in slums in Samoa
Samoa: Population living in slums was 34.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 34.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 13,734.1% on the previous year and up 1,769.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Samoa peaked at 34.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Samoa 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +13734.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 0.2% | 34.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More poverty & inequality data for Samoa
- 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 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.4% (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 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.416 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Samoa?
- Population living in slums in Samoa was 34.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for population living in slums?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,769.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.