Proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina is 14.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina peaked at 20.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2018.
That places Argentina 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.4% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More infrastructure data for Argentina
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.24 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1405 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Argentina was 14.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Argentina ranks 73rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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