Proportion of urban population living in slums in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 22.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 22.1% 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 75th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.3% | — |
| 2002 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 72 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 26.4% compare
- 73 China 26.3% compare
- 74 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.0% compare
- 76 Albania 20.8% compare
- 77 Indonesia 19.4% compare
- 78 Brunei Darussalam 18.1% compare
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More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Papua New Guinea was 22.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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