Proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon
Gabon: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 37.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon stood at 37.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon peaked at 57.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 47th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2002 | 55.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 50.4% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 42.1% | 48.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 40.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Gabon was 37.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Gabon ranks 47th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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