Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 57.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
57.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 182 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2002
All-time low
57.4%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador is 57.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador peaked at 57.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 57.4% | 57.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
- 14 Türkiye 14.1% compare
- 15 Liberia 58.7% compare
- 16 Myanmar 58.3% compare
- 18 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 18 Mozambique 57.6% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 57.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Ecuador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0672 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.02 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 Ecuador?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ecuador was 57.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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