Population living in slums in South Sudan
South Sudan: Population living in slums was 94.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in South Sudan, 2002–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in South Sudan stood at 94.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in South Sudan peaked at 99.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2014.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Population living in slums in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.8% | — |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 94.2% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 2 Mali 92.5% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for South Sudan
- 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 (2015)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.86 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 983.6 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 40.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2393 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2393 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in South Sudan?
- Population living in slums in South Sudan was 94.2% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for population living in slums?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.