Proportion of urban population living in slums in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.2% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Dominican Republic peaked at 30.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2016.
Dominican Republic ranks 99th of 210 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2% | — |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.7% | 30.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.2% | 18.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More infrastructure data for Dominican Republic
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.71 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.15 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.15 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9371 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 Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Dominican Republic was 11.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Dominican Republic ranks 99th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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