Which has higher population living in slums, Ethiopia or IDA blend?

Ethiopia, at 64.3% against 47.3% in IDA blend as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA blend?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Ethiopia vs IDA blend: Population living in slums

Ethiopia

64.3%

in 2022

IDA blend

47.3%

in 2022

Ethiopia rank

15th

IDA blend rank

12th

Population living in slums over time

Ethiopia
IDA blend

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 64.3% against 47.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 17.0%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 12th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86.0%	62.7%	23.3%	Ethiopia
2010s	70.5%	52.8%	17.7%	Ethiopia
2020s	64.3%	47.2%	17.1%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Ethiopia or IDA blend?: Ethiopia, at 64.3% against 47.3% in IDA blend as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Ethiopia and IDA blend?: 17.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA blend?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and IDA blend rank globally for population living in slums?: Ethiopia ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 12th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.