Population living in slums in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Population living in slums was 71.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Population living in slums in Afghanistan, 2006–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in Afghanistan is 71.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Afghanistan peaked at 73.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2006.
That places Afghanistan 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Population living in slums in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 63.6% | — |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 64.8% | 73.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 71.6% | 73.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
- 8 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 10 Niger 70.4% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.1% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Afghanistan
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,359 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.76 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 6.8% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2020)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.661 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1662 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Afghanistan?
- Population living in slums in Afghanistan was 71.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for population living in slums?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.