Albania vs Romania: Population living in slums

Albania
2.7%
in 2022
Romania
2.5%
in 2022
Albania rank
119th
Romania rank
122nd

Population living in slums over time

  • Albania
  • Romania
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How they compare

Albania currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 119th and Romania ranks 122nd of 174 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 23.0% 2.8% 20.2% Albania
2010s 10.3% 2.4% 8.0% Albania
2020s 2.8% 2.0% 0.7% Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Albania or Romania?
Albania, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Albania and Romania?
0.2%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Albania and Romania rank globally for population living in slums?
Albania ranks 119th and Romania ranks 122nd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.