Population living in slums in Lebanon
Lebanon: Population living in slums was 4.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Population living in slums in Lebanon, 2002–2022
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 Lebanon is 4.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Lebanon peaked at 92.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2014.
Lebanon ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population living in slums in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 92.4% | — |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -59.5% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -73.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 67.3% | 92.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 4.5% | 42.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More poverty & inequality data for Lebanon
- 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 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,415 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0331 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 5.78 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 5.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Lebanon?
- Population living in slums in Lebanon was 4.5% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2014.
- How does Lebanon rank for population living in slums?
- Lebanon ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.