Population living in slums in Arab World
Arab World: Population living in slums was 22.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Arab World, 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 Arab World stood at 22.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Arab World peaked at 43.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2022.
That places Arab World 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.8% | — |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.2% | 33.4% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 30.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Arab World?
- Population living in slums in Arab World was 22.2% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2022.
- How does Arab World rank for population living in slums?
- Arab World ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.