Population living in slums in Low income
Low income: Population living in slums was 61.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 61.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Low income peaked at 75.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2020.
That places Low income 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 67.0% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 61.1% | 67.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.3% | 61.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
More poverty & inequality data for Low income
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 52.9% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 21.6% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 70.6% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 92.5% (2023)
- Prosperity gap 13.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2023)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 33.3% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 55.1% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 58.6% (2023)
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 73.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Low income?
- Population living in slums in Low income was 61.2% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2020.
- How does Low income rank for population living in slums?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.