Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in China
China: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 26.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in China, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in China stood at 26.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in China peaked at 42.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2012.
That places China 74th out of 211 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 China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 26.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 26.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 5.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.9% | 42.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 71 Senegal 27.7% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 26.9% compare
- 73 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26.4% compare
- 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.0% compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 22.1% compare
- 77 Albania 20.8% compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 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 China?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in China was 26.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2012.
- How does China rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- China ranks 74th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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