Proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq
Iraq: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq is 49.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq peaked at 49.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 27th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9% | — |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 33.9% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.6% | 47.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More infrastructure data for Iraq
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.85 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1 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 Iraq?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Iraq was 49.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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