Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Japan
Japan: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Japan, 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 Japan is 2.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Japan peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
Japan ranks 127th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 26.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 44% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 124 Solomon Islands 2.5% compare
- 125 French Polynesia 2.5% compare
- 126 Poland 2.2% compare
- 128 Canada 1.6% compare
- 129 Romania 1.6% compare
- 130 Marshall Islands 1.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Japan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Japan was 2.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Japan ranks 127th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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