Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Romania
Romania: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Romania, 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 Romania is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Romania peaked at 7.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Romania 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -29.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 21.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 6.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 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 Romania?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Romania was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Romania ranks 129th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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