Population living in slums in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population living in slums was 10.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 10.3% for population living in slums in 2022.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 18.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2018.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.5% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Population living in slums in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 10.3% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for population living in slums?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.