Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in United States
United States: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.1% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. 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 peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places United States 163rd 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 States, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
More infrastructure data for United States
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 390.99 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81.55 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2398 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 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 States?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- United States ranks 163rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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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