Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 3.2% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Vanuatu peaked at 4.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2024.
That places Vanuatu 122nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.7%, 8% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 3.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.0% compare
- 120 Egypt 3.8% compare
- 121 Costa Rica 3.5% compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 2.5% compare
- 125 French Polynesia 2.5% compare
More infrastructure data for Vanuatu
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 286,107 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.29 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,036 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9262 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,036 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8929 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Vanuatu?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Vanuatu was 3.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2024.
- How does Vanuatu rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Vanuatu ranks 122nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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