Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Kiribati, 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 Kiribati is 4.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Kiribati peaked at 19.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2022.
That places Kiribati 117th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 12% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.3% | 19.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 6.3% compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 5.6% compare
- 117 Lebanon 4.5% compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.0% compare
- 120 Egypt 3.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 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 Kiribati?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Kiribati was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2022.
- How does Kiribati rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Kiribati ranks 117th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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