Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan, 2015–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Turkmenistan 166th out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +108.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -64.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 25% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More infrastructure data for Turkmenistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.25 million (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.19 per 100 people (2021)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 735,547 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 735,547 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8819 units per person (2021)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Turkmenistan ranks 166th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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