Population living in slums in European Union
European Union: Population living in slums was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in European Union, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in European Union stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in European Union peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
European Union ranks 31st of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +86.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in European Union?
- Population living in slums in European Union was 0.5% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does European Union rank for population living in slums?
- European Union ranks 31st out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.