Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 44.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 44.0% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Guinea peaked at 44.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2000.
That places Guinea 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 44.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 44.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.9% | 42.6% | 43.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 43.2% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.8% | 44.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More infrastructure data for Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.88 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Guinea?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Guinea was 44.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Guinea ranks 46th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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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