Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Syria
Syria: Population living in slums (% of urban population) was 41.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Population living in slums in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 41.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Syria peaked at 41.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2016.
That places Syria 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | +60.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 41.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 59.7%, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 41.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.2%, 3.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.5% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.9% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 25.6% | 41.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More poverty & inequality data for Syria
- 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 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,607 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.54 (2008)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.5% (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Syria?
- Population living in slums in Syria was 41.1% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2016.
- How does Syria rank for population living in slums?
- Syria ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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.