Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 50.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
50.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 211 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2000
All-time low
50.9%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 50.9% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Tuvalu peaked at 50.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 28th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 50.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 50.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 11.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More infrastructure data for Tuvalu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9,878 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 98.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2,113 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.15 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2,113 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9886 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Tuvalu?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Tuvalu was 50.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Tuvalu ranks 28th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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