Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of urban population living in inadequate housing was 9.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2019
All-time low
9.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Myanmar, 2019–2023
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 9.5% for share of urban population living in inadequate housing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
That places Myanmar 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.5% | — |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More population data for Myanmar
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4448 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8844 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.45 million people (2100)
- Population density 76.09 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5289 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Myanmar?
- Share of urban population living in inadequate housing in Myanmar was 9.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in inadequate housing recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of urban population living in inadequate housing?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in inadequate housing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in inadequate housing (%).