Population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population living in slums was 36.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 36.1%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 52.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2022.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 44.3% | 52.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 36.4% | 42.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 10 Niger 70.4% compare
- 11 Tanzania 70.1% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 65.7% compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 64.7% compare
- 15 Ethiopia 64.3% compare
- 16 Benin 64.0% compare
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Population living in slums in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 36.1% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for population living in slums?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.