Proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 34.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
34.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
34.6%
in 2000
All-time low
34.6%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa stood at 34.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa peaked at 34.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Samoa was 34.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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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