Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Haiti
Haiti: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 51.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
51.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 211 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2000
All-time low
51.1%
in 2022
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Haiti stood at 51.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Haiti peaked at 63.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2022.
Haiti ranks 27th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.8% | — |
| 2002 | 62.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 51.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 51.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 9.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 58.4% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 24 Uganda 52.7% compare
- 25 Nauru 51.3% compare
- 25 Naoero 51.3% compare
- 28 Tuvalu 50.9% compare
- 29 Iraq 49.3% compare
- 30 Djibouti 48.3% compare
- 30 Eritrea 48.3% compare
- 30 Mauritius 48.3% compare
- 30 Mayotte 48.3% compare
- 30 Réunion 48.3% compare
- 30 Seychelles 48.3% compare
- 30 Somalia 48.3% compare
- 30 Reunion 48.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Haiti
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.50 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.19 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,357 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0118 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -77.38 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,357 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Haiti?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Haiti was 51.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2022.
- How does Haiti rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Haiti ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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