Proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 34.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives stood at 34.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives peaked at 41.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2020.
Maldives ranks 51st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.5% | — |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.0% | 41.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 35.4% | 39.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Maldives was 34.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Maldives ranks 51st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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