Population living in slums in Small states
Small states: Population living in slums was 19.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Small states, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Small states recorded 19.7% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Small states peaked at 26.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2022.
Small states ranks 18th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.1% | — |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.2% | 24.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 21.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Small states?
- Population living in slums in Small states was 19.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2022.
- How does Small states rank for population living in slums?
- Small states ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.