Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Comoros
Comoros: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 47.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Comoros is 47.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Comoros peaked at 64.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2024.
That places Comoros 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.9% | — |
| 2002 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | -3.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 47.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 47.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 59.0% | 64.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 51.5% | 57.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.0% | 50.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 47.4% compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 47.4% compare
- 41 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.6% compare
- 42 Cabo Verde 44.7% compare
- 42 Saint Helena 44.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.86 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8,823 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.04 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0104 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 19.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 8,823 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Comoros?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Comoros was 47.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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