International Data
Urban Population Living in Slum Households
The percentage 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. While the term slum has a derogatory connotation, it continues to be used in data collection categories such as this one. Data are for the most recent year available since 2018 and are from UN-HABITAT.
Urban Population Living in Slum Households
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Endnotes
Sources
2023 World Population Data Sheet
Updated
2024 World Population Data
For more than 60 years, PRB’s World Population Data Sheet has been one of the most trusted sources for vital demographic data used by government leaders, policymakers, researchers, academics, and decisionmakers around the world. It offers the latest population, health, and environment indicators for more than 200 countries and territories, each carefully researched and vetted by PRB’s expert team of demographers and analysts. This year’s special focus is primary health care.
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