Population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Population living in slums was 59.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau, 2008–2022
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 Guinea-Bissau is 59.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 75.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2022.
That places Guinea-Bissau 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.2% | — |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 64.4% | 75.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.0% | 60.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More poverty & inequality data for Guinea-Bissau
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,333 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 -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.17 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau?
- Population living in slums in Guinea-Bissau was 59.0% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for population living in slums?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.