Proportion of urban population living in slums in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 32.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 33.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2022.
That places Viet Nam 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 Viet Nam
More infrastructure data for Viet Nam
- 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 Viet Nam?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Viet Nam ranks 65th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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