Proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico
Mexico: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico stood at 10.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2022.
Mexico ranks 81st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 23.6% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 14.7% | 18.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More infrastructure data for Mexico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 152.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.52 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2256 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 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 Mexico?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Mexico was 10.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- How does Mexico rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Mexico ranks 81st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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