Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guatemala
Guatemala: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 37.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guatemala, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 37.6% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Guatemala peaked at 55.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2016.
Guatemala ranks 49th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.5% | — |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 46.5% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 37.6% | 44.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More infrastructure data for Guatemala
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.98 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1077 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 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 Guatemala?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guatemala was 37.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Guatemala ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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