Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 32.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 32.5% 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 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Vietnam peaked at 33.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 66th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 32.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 32.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 7.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 32.9% | 33.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.6% | 32.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More infrastructure data for Vietnam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Vietnam?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Vietnam was 32.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Vietnam ranks 66th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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