Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in New Caledonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 0.2% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in New Caledonia peaked at 2.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places New Caledonia 155th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -39.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 5% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
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- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
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More infrastructure data for New Caledonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 263,224 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 91.68 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46,570 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.22 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1622 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 46,570 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9168 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in New Caledonia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in New Caledonia was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does New Caledonia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- New Caledonia ranks 155th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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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