Slum population in Samoa
34.6% of the urban population of Samoa lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Samoa, 2022
34.6%
Change from 2020
+34.3percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
66th of 181
Slum population in Samoa 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 | Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 34.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | – |
| 2018 | 0.3% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | – |
| 2014 | 1.2% | – |
| 2012 | 1.9% | – |
| 2010 | 2.6% | – |
| 2008 | 3.2% | – |
| 2006 | 3.9% | – |
| 2004 | 4.6% | – |
| 2002 | 4.6% | – |
| 2000 | 4.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.3% in 2020, a change of +34.3 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 4.6%, the figure has changed by +30.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Samoa has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.