Population living in slums in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population living in slums was 87.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
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 Burkina Faso is 87.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 231.0% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.2% | — |
| 2002 | 76.6% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +231.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 87.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.7%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 87.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 59.9% | 82.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 32.1% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 26.6% | 87.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 South Sudan 94.2% compare
- 2 Mali 92.5% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Burkina Faso?
- Population living in slums in Burkina Faso was 87.9% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population living in slums?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.