Population living in slums in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population living in slums was 64.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 64.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Ethiopia peaked at 92.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2018.
That places Ethiopia 15th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.2% | — |
| 2002 | 89.1% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 79.8% | 92.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 64.3% | 76.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 12 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 65.7% compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% compare
- 16 Benin 64.0% compare
- 17 Angola 62.7% compare
- 18 Liberia 60.5% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- 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 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 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 -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Ethiopia?
- Population living in slums in Ethiopia was 64.3% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2018.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population living in slums?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.