Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 58.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Liberia, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Liberia stood at 58.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Liberia peaked at 75.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 16th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.4% | — |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 58.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 58.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.8% | 75.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 64.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.4% | 58.7% | 62.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 13 Niger 64.0% compare
- 14 Benin 63.1% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
- 17 Myanmar 58.3% compare
- 18 Ecuador 57.8% compare
- 19 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 19 Mozambique 57.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Liberia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Liberia was 58.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Liberia ranks 16th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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