Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Spain
Spain: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Spain stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Spain peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Spain 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +350.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 38% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +350.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2012 | -60.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 160 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 163 United States 0.1% compare
- 165 Slovakia 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Spain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3732 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 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 Spain?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Spain was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Spain ranks 162nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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