Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sierra Leone, 2014–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of urban population living in slums in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More infrastructure data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.88 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0033 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sierra Leone was 0.3% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Sierra Leone ranks 151st out of 211 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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