Which has higher population living in slums, Rwanda or Togo?

Togo, at 38.5% against 38.3% in Rwanda as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?

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.

Rwanda vs Togo: Population living in slums

Rwanda

38.3%

in 2022

Togo

38.5%

in 2022

Rwanda rank

59th

Togo rank

58th

Population living in slums over time

Rwanda
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 38.5% against 38.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Rwanda ranks 59th and Togo ranks 58th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Togo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.5%	62.8%	1.7%	Rwanda
2010s	47.1%	46.6%	0.5%	Rwanda
2020s	38.3%	38.5%	0.1%	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Rwanda or Togo?: Togo, at 38.5% against 38.3% in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Rwanda and Togo?: 0.2%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Togo?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Togo rank globally for population living in slums?: Rwanda ranks 59th and Togo ranks 58th 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.