Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 12.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.6% | — |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +4.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -43.2% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | -34.8% | 6.6% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 11th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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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