Population living in slums in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population living in slums was 50.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu is 50.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5,621.0% on the previous year and up 14,442.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Tuvalu peaked at 50.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Tuvalu 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +95.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -75.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +244.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +5621.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 0.9% | 50.9% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tuvalu
- 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Tuvalu?
- Population living in slums in Tuvalu was 50.9% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population living in slums?
- Tuvalu ranks 30th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14,442.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.