Proportion of urban population living in slums in Indonesia
Indonesia: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 19.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Indonesia is 19.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Indonesia peaked at 35.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
Indonesia ranks 61st 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1% | — |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 28.5% | 35.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 58 China 26.3% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 22.1% compare
- 60 Albania 20.8% compare
- 62 Brunei Darussalam 18.1% compare
- 63 Mongolia 17.9% compare
- 64 Libya 16.6% compare
- 64 Western Sahara 16.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Indonesia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 347.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 122.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.65 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -49.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 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 Indonesia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Indonesia was 19.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Indonesia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Indonesia ranks 61st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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