Guatemala - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Guatemala was 31.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 58.60 in 1990, while its lowest value was 31.00 in 2016.

Definition: Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, and durability of housing.

Source: UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/

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Year Value
1990 58.60
1995 53.30
2000 48.10
2005 42.90
2010 38.70
2014 38.70
2016 31.00
2018 31.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization