Population living in slums in Tunisia
Tunisia: Population living in slums was 7.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Tunisia, 2006–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 7.6% for population living in slums in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Tunisia peaked at 10.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 104th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population living in slums in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.4% | — |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 2 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Tunisia
- 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 1.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,891 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 45.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.76 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Tunisia?
- Population living in slums in Tunisia was 7.6% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for population living in slums?
- Tunisia ranks 104th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.