Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in United Arab Emirates is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.
That places United Arab Emirates 161st out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.9%, 2% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 160 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 162 Spain 0.1% compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 163 United States 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 203.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2087 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.04 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in United Arab Emirates was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 161st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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