Population living in slums in OECD members
OECD members: Population living in slums was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in OECD members, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population living in slums in OECD members is 3.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in OECD members peaked at 6.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
OECD members ranks 26th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 23 Pakistan 56.0% compare
- 24 Mozambique 55.0% compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 54.9% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.8% compare
- 27 Uganda 52.7% compare
- 28 Bangladesh 51.5% compare
- 29 Haiti 51.1% compare
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in OECD members?
- Population living in slums in OECD members was 3.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for population living in slums?
- OECD members ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.