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
126th
of 182 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.
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 126th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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 126th out of 182 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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