Population living in slums in Algeria
Algeria: Population living in slums was 13.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Algeria, 2006–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 13.2% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Algeria peaked at 30.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2022.
Algeria ranks 92nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30.8% | — |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.2% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Algeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 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 13.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.443 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Algeria?
- Population living in slums in Algeria was 13.2% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- How does Algeria rank for population living in slums?
- Algeria ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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.