Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland is 8.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland peaked at 8.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ireland was 8.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Ireland ranks 87th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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