Proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador peaked at 46.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.5% | — |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 40.5% | 46.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 16.5% | 34.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for El Salvador
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 885,101 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1396 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6394 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 885,101 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in El Salvador was 16.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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