Population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Population living in slums was 56.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 56.7%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 61.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2000.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.1% | — |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 53.1% | 61.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 54.8% | 57.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 54.4% | 56.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 3 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
- 8 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 71.6% compare
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population living in slums in Africa Eastern and Southern was 56.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2000.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population living in slums?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.