Population living in slums — all countries

Population living in slums — Thailand

Population living in slums in Thailand in 2019 — 2%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 3.

2019 2%
World rank 2of 3
Period maximum 2%2019
Period minimum 2%2019

Trend over time

2019–2019 · % of urban population

Change over the period: +0 pp
Population living in slums — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 2

About the indicator

The share of the urban population living in slums, as defined by the UN Human Settlements Programme. A household counts as a slum household if it lacks at least one of five things: access to clean water, access to sanitation, sufficient living space, durable housing, or protection against forced eviction. The definition works through deprivations rather than appearance — which is why solidly built neighborhoods without sewerage are counted as slums too.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by urban population rather than by the whole population: the indicator is calculated against the urban population. The data are collected irregularly, so the years are patchy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.