Population living in slums in Nigeria
Nigeria: Population living in slums was 48.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 48.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Nigeria peaked at 74.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2022.
Nigeria ranks 39th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1% | — |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 51.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 64.1% | 74.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 51.5% | 61.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 38 Comoros 48.5% compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 48.3% compare
- 41 Zambia 48.3% compare
- 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Nigeria?
- Population living in slums in Nigeria was 48.5% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for population living in slums?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.