Population living in slums in Egypt
Egypt: Population living in slums was 3.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3.8% for population living in slums in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 326.6% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Egypt peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Egypt ranks 116th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -37.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -60.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -75.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +326.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 20.2% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.9% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 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 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Egypt?
- Population living in slums in Egypt was 3.8% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Egypt rank for population living in slums?
- Egypt ranks 116th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.