Population living in slums in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Population living in slums was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
United Arab Emirates ranks 146th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +35.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -37.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +126.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.2%, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 143 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
- 144 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 145 British Virgin Islands 0.1% compare
- 147 United States of America 0.1% compare
- 148 Bermuda 0.1% compare
- 149 Slovakia 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for United Arab Emirates
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 23,306 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 14.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in United Arab Emirates?
- Population living in slums in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for population living in slums?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.