Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 15.5% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Eswatini peaked at 44.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 91st out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -15.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 15.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 41% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.0% | 44.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More infrastructure data for Eswatini
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35,641 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.87 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 35,641 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Eswatini?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Eswatini was 15.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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