Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 2.5% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2022.
That places Solomon Islands 124th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 121 Costa Rica 3.5% compare
- 122 Vanuatu 3.2% compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 125 French Polynesia 2.5% compare
- 126 Poland 2.2% compare
- 127 Japan 2.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Solomon Islands was 2.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2022.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Solomon Islands ranks 124th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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