Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 2.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 123rd 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 Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 2.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109,022 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.36 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9,077 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.02 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0902 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9,077 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 2.8% 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 123rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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