Share of urban population living in slums in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of urban population living in slums was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population living in slums in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 23.0% for share of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 23.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3% | — |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.3% | 21.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 23.0% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 (%).