Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Guam
Guam: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Guam is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Guam peaked at 1.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.
Guam ranks 142nd of 211 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 8.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 14% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +59.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More infrastructure data for Guam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98,000 (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 59.83 per 100 people (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71,308 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 43.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4317 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71,308 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5983 units per person (2004)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 98,000 (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Guam?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guam was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- How does Guam rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Guam ranks 142nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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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