Share of urban population living in slums in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of urban population living in slums was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in slums in French Polynesia, 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 French Polynesia is 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in French Polynesia peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
French Polynesia ranks 131st of 214 countries on this measure, 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6605 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8205 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 53.84 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,044 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.2972 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in French Polynesia?
- Share of urban population living in slums in French Polynesia was 2.5% 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- French Polynesia ranks 131st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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 (%).