Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sudan: Population living in slums
Population living in slums over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 73.7% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 82.6% | 20.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 79.8% | 24.5% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 73.7% | 21.3% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population living in slums, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 73.7% against 53.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in population living in slums between Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 20.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan rank globally for population living in slums?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 8th of 33 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.