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Faroe Islands does not compile continuous and official statistics on whether people in The Faroe Islands live in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing as specified in the methodology of the indicator. The census in 2011 showed that less than 100 persons had neither access to kitchen nor bathroom and less than 20 had under 10 square meters per person.

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Indicator

Indicator 11.1.1: Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing
Target

Target 11.1: By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
Metadata update

2021-12-20
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Related indicators

Direct relation

1.1.1 Poverty rate; 1.1.2 Poverty rate, national; 6.1.1 Access to Improved Water; 6.2.1 Access to Improved Sanitation; 7.1.1 Access to Electricity; 8.3.1 Informal Employment; 8.5.2 Unemployment Rate

8.6.1 Youth Unemployment; 10.2.1 Population below Median Income; 10.1.1 Grow rates of the poorest 40%; 11.2.1 Public Transit Stop Coverage; 11.5.1 Population Affected by Hazardous Events; 11.6.1 Solid Waste Collection; 11.7.1 Accessibility to Open Public Area; 11.7.2 Public Space Safety for Women; 16.1.1 Homicide rate; 16.1.3 Population subjected to Violence.

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