Proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize
Belize: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 15.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 182 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2000
All-time low
15.7%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belize recorded 15.7% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize peaked at 15.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2016.
Belize ranks 70th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More infrastructure data for Belize
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 270,536 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 67.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,806 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.42 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.28 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,806 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Belize was 15.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Belize ranks 70th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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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