Population living in slums in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Population living in slums was 8.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 8.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Turkmenistan peaked at 10.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2022.
Turkmenistan ranks 103rd of 174 countries 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More poverty & inequality data for Turkmenistan
- 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 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,834 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 -3.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.92 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.9% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Turkmenistan?
- Population living in slums in Turkmenistan was 8.4% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for population living in slums?
- Turkmenistan ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.