Share of urban population living in slums in Japan
Japan: Share of urban population living in slums was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in slums in Japan stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Japan peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
Japan ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 130 Solomon Islands 2.5% compare
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- 136 Marshall Islands 1.5% compare
More population data for Japan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 210.83 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.83 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Japan?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Japan was 2.0% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Japan ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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 (%).