Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Lucia is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Lucia peaked at 4.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Saint Lucia 150th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -45.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 147 Cook Islands 0.5% compare
- 148 Martinique 0.5% compare
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- 151 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
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More infrastructure data for Saint Lucia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 176,399 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.67 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30,640 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.14 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1714 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 30,640 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9867 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Lucia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Lucia was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Saint Lucia ranks 150th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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