Proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji
Fiji: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 9.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji stood at 9.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2016.
Fiji ranks 84th of 182 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.5% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
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More infrastructure data for Fiji
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 574.15 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77,765 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0837 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77,765 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 5.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Fiji was 9.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- How does Fiji rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Fiji ranks 84th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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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