Population living in slums in IDA only
IDA only: Population living in slums was 57.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in IDA only, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 57.3% for population living in slums in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in IDA only peaked at 65.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2020.
IDA only ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.8% | — |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 61.1% | 65.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.2% | 59.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 52.8% | 57.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 1 South Sudan 94.2% compare
- 2 Mali 92.5% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in IDA only?
- Population living in slums in IDA only was 57.3% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2020.
- How does IDA only rank for population living in slums?
- IDA only ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.