Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 17.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 14 groups
All-time high
31.7%
in 2000
All-time low
17.5%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 17.5% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 31.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 6 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 72.4% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 70.7% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 10 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.7% compare
- 12 Madagascar 64.6% compare
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 8.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 82.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 6.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.2% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 8,352 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.31 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Latin America and the Caribbean was 17.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2022.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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