Slum population in Guyana
11.3% of the urban population of Guyana lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Guyana, 2022
11.3%
Change from 2020
−0.8percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
92nd of 181
Slum population in Guyana over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guyana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.3% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | – |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | – |
| 2014 | 17.1% | – |
| 2012 | 18.7% | – |
| 2010 | 20.4% | – |
| 2008 | 22.0% | – |
| 2006 | 23.7% | – |
| 2004 | 25.3% | – |
| 2002 | 26.1% | – |
| 2000 | 26.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 12.1% in 2020, a change of −0.8 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 26.1%, the figure has changed by −14.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Guyana has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.