Population living in slums in Namibia
Namibia: Population living in slums was 41.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 41.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Namibia peaked at 42.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.6% | — |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 42.0% | 42.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 41.4% | 41.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 451.2 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 -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.0% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Namibia?
- Population living in slums in Namibia was 41.4% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for population living in slums?
- Namibia ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.