Proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 176th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -41.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 173 Italy 0.0% compare
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- 175 Portugal 0.0% compare
- 176 Andorra 0.0%
- 176 Aruba 0.0%
- 176 Bahamas 0.0%
- 176 Bahrain 0.0%
- 176 Barbados 0.0%
- 176 Belgium 0.0%
- 176 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 176 Curaçao 0.0%
- 176 Czechia 0.0% compare
- 176 Denmark 0.0%
- 176 Dominica 0.0%
- 176 Finland 0.0%
- 176 France 0.0%
- 176 Germany 0.0%
- 176 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 176 Greenland 0.0%
- 176 Grenada 0.0%
- 176 Guadeloupe 0.0%
- 176 Israel 0.0%
- 176 Kuwait 0.0%
- 176 Malta 0.0% compare
- 176 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0%
- 176 Monaco 0.0% compare
- 176 Montserrat 0.0%
- 176 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0%
- 176 New Zealand 0.0%
- 176 Norway 0.0%
- 176 Oman 0.0% compare
- 176 Qatar 0.0%
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 176 San Marino 0.0% compare
- 176 Singapore 0.0%
- 176 Switzerland 0.0%
- 176 Curaçao 0.0%
More infrastructure data for Puerto Rico
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.43 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 773,022 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2414 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 773,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Puerto Rico was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Puerto Rico ranks 176th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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