Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 58.3% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Myanmar peaked at 58.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 17th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 58.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 58.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 12.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 29.4% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 45.4% | 58.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 14 Benin 63.1% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
- 16 Liberia 58.7% compare
- 18 Ecuador 57.8% compare
- 19 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 19 Mozambique 57.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Myanmar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 558,671 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.03 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0103 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 558,671 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Myanmar?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Myanmar was 58.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Myanmar ranks 17th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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