Which has higher population living in slums, Niger or Sudan?

Sudan, at 73.7% against 70.4% in Niger as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?

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.

Niger vs Sudan: Population living in slums

Niger

70.4%

in 2022

Sudan

73.7%

in 2022

Niger rank

10th

Sudan rank

8th

Population living in slums over time

Niger
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 73.7% against 70.4% in Niger, a difference of 3.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 8th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	70.2%	82.6%	12.5%	Sudan
2010s	70.4%	79.8%	9.4%	Sudan
2020s	70.4%	73.7%	3.3%	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Niger or Sudan?: Sudan, at 73.7% against 70.4% in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Niger and Sudan?: 3.3%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sudan?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Niger and Sudan rank globally for population living in slums?: Niger ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 8th 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.