Proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia
Cambodia: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 38.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia stood at 38.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia peaked at 79.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 45th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 65.6% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 49.0% | 62.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 38.9% | 45.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More infrastructure data for Cambodia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29,080 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1649 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29,080 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Cambodia was 38.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Cambodia ranks 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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