Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.5% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Cook Islands peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Cook Islands 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -81.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +400.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +90.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Cook Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +400.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 144 Russian Federation 0.6% compare
- 144 Russia 0.6% compare
- 146 Slovenia 0.5% compare
- 148 Martinique 0.5% compare
- 149 Sweden 0.4% compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Cook Islands
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 75.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2021)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 10.48 million constant US$ (2019)
- Proportion of the target population who received 79.0% (2024)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 5 (2025)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 109.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Cook Islands?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Cook Islands was 0.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Cook Islands rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Cook Islands ranks 147th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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