Population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population living in slums was 8.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 8.6%.
That represents a change of up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 11.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2014.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +15.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 76.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More poverty & inequality data for Trinidad and Tobago
- 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 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,600 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago was 8.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population living in slums?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.