Slum population in Suriname
15.8% of the urban population of Suriname lived in slums in 2022.
Suriname, 2022
15.8%
Change from 2020
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World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
85th of 181
Slum population in Suriname 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 | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.8% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | – |
| 2018 | 15.0% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | – |
| 2014 | 13.3% | – |
| 2012 | 12.5% | – |
| 2010 | 11.6% | – |
| 2008 | 10.8% | – |
| 2006 | 9.9% | – |
| 2004 | 9.1% | – |
| 2002 | 8.3% | – |
| 2000 | 7.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 15.8% in 2020.
- Since 2002, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by +7.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Suriname has the 85th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.