Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Palau
Palau: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Palau stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Palau peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Palau ranks 143rd of 211 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 8.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More infrastructure data for Palau
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24,000 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.39 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,154 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 45.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3465 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,154 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.35 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Palau?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Palau was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Palau ranks 143rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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