Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.1% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Tonga peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Tonga 160th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -39.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 157 Estonia 0.2% compare
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
- 157 United Kingdom 0.2% compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 162 Spain 0.1% compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 163 United States 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 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 Tonga?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Tonga ranks 160th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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