Share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of urban population living in slums was 5.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands is 5.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands peaked at 5.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
That places Cayman Islands 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
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More population data for Cayman Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1832 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2045)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,086 people (2100)
- Population density 491.8 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Cayman Islands was 5.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Cayman Islands ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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 slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).