Population living in slums in Sudan
Sudan: Population living in slums was 73.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 73.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Sudan peaked at 99.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 8th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population living in slums in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +355.3% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 21.8% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 73.7% | 88.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78.4% compare
- 7 Congo 75.3% compare
- 9 Afghanistan 71.6% compare
- 10 Niger 70.4% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sudan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 580.3 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 27.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 3.08 (2020)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 3.1% (2020)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Sudan?
- Population living in slums in Sudan was 73.7% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for population living in slums?
- Sudan ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.