Share of urban population living in slums in United States of America
United States of America: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in United States of America peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 167th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More population data for United States of America
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0241 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1369 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 19.91 million people (2100)
- Population density 46.05 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4762 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in United States of America?
- Share of urban population living in slums in United States of America was 0.1% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- United States of America ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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 (%).