Proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan
South Sudan: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 94.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 94.2% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan peaked at 99.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.8% | — |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More infrastructure data for South Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.35 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.62 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4662 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in South Sudan was 94.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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