Proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 37.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal stood at 37.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal peaked at 65.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 48th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2002 | 63.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 56.2% | 65.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.7% | 53.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 37.7% | 42.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More infrastructure data for Nepal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 407,925 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -32.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 407,925 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Nepal was 37.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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