Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States of America 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- United States of America ranks 13th out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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