Proportion of urban population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 8.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 8.8% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2010.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 106th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3% | — |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,734 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2176 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,734 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Trinidad and Tobago was 8.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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