Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 64.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 64.6% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Madagascar peaked at 84.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.2% | — |
| 2005 | 80.6% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 64.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 64.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 76.2% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 70.4% | 77.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 64.6% | 68.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 9 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 10 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.7% compare
- 13 Niger 64.0% compare
- 14 Benin 63.1% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Madagascar?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Madagascar was 64.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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