Proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.8%
Rank
12th
of 14 groups
All-time high
2.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 0.3% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America peaked at 2.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 9 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 10 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.7% compare
- 12 Madagascar 64.6% compare
- 13 Niger 64.0% compare
- 14 Benin 63.1% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Europe and Northern America
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.6% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 93.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 50.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 47.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 58.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 63.5% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.05 (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 83.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Europe and Northern America was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 12th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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