Population living in slums in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population living in slums was 42.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 42.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Cambodia peaked at 84.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 51st out of 174 countries 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.8% | — |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.6% | 62.3% | 84.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 39.7% | 56.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.7% | 42.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.58 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,722 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Cambodia?
- Population living in slums in Cambodia was 42.3% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for population living in slums?
- Cambodia ranks 51st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.