Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Jamaica is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Jamaica peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 211 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 15% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 136 Greece 1.1% compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
- 138 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.9% compare
- 140 American Samoa 0.8% compare
- 141 Latvia 0.8% compare
- 142 Guam 0.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Jamaica
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.34 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 453,882 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.99 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1599 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 453,882 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 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 Jamaica?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Jamaica was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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