Slum population in Mexico
17.6% of the urban population of Mexico lived in slums in 2022.
Mexico, 2022
17.6%
Change from 2020
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World, 2022
23.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
0.1%
Position in 2022
80th of 181
Slum population in Mexico 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 | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | – |
| 2018 | 17.6% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | – |
| 2014 | 20.2% | – |
| 2012 | 21.9% | – |
| 2010 | 23.6% | – |
| 2008 | 25.3% | – |
| 2006 | 27.0% | – |
| 2004 | 28.7% | – |
| 2002 | 30.4% | – |
| 2000 | 32.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 17.6% in 2020.
- Since 2002, when it was 30.4%, the figure has changed by −12.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Mexico has the 80th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.