Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 42.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan stood at 42.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan peaked at 57.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 42nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.6% | — |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.9% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.8% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 42.3% | 45.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Bhutan was 42.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Bhutan ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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