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. Measured in %.
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 107th out of 211 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 | % | 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% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 117.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 8.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
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 107th out of 211 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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