Population living in slums in Niger
Niger: Population living in slums was 70.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Niger, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Niger recorded 70.4% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Niger peaked at 70.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
That places Niger 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Population living in slums in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 70.0% | 70.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 70.3% | 70.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
- 8 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 71.6% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.1% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 13 Madagascar 65.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Niger
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 6.06 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 577.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.05 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Niger?
- Population living in slums in Niger was 70.4% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for population living in slums?
- Niger ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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.