Population living in slums in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Population living in slums was 68.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Central African Republic, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 68.9% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Central African Republic peaked at 86.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2012.
That places Central African Republic 12th 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.0% | — |
| 2002 | 83.1% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 74.6% | 86.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 68.9% | 71.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 9 Afghanistan 71.6% compare
- 10 Niger 70.4% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.1% compare
- 13 Madagascar 65.7% compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 64.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Central African Republic
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 6.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 878.1 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 5.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.19 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Central African Republic?
- Population living in slums in Central African Republic was 68.9% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2012.
- How does Central African Republic rank for population living in slums?
- Central African Republic ranks 12th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.