Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 156th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.9%, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 154 Cyprus 0.2% compare
- 155 New Caledonia 0.2% compare
- 157 Estonia 0.2% compare
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 157 United Kingdom 0.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.19 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saudi Arabia was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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