Population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Population living in slums was 82.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe, 2004–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 82.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 82.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2018.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.4% | — |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +56.6% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 82.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 82.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 60.4% | 61.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.6% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 52.6% | 82.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 1 South Sudan 94.2% compare
- 2 Mali 92.5% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 3.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,004 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 -0.02 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.5% (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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Population living in slums in Sao Tome and Principe was 82.4% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for population living in slums?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.