Proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen
Yemen: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 44.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen is 44.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen peaked at 63.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2016.
That places Yemen 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.8% | — |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 53.3% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.2% | 50.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More infrastructure data for Yemen
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 20.05 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 50.89 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 727,821 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.9 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.019 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 727,821 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Yemen was 44.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2016.
- How does Yemen rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Yemen ranks 44th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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