Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 1.5% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 34% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Marshall Islands?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Marshall Islands was 1.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Marshall Islands ranks 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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