Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tunisia, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 7.2% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Tunisia peaked at 10.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 110th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.2% | — |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 7.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 19% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 7.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 8.8% compare
- 108 Montenegro 8.8% compare
- 109 Ireland 8.5% compare
- 110 Hungary 7.2% compare
- 112 Georgia 7.1% compare
- 113 Republic of Moldova 6.5% compare
- 113 Moldova 6.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Tunisia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.96 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1597 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Tunisia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tunisia was 7.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Tunisia ranks 110th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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