Infrastructure · Middle Africa

Cameroon Slum Population

32.7%as of 2022Reported+0.0% vs 2020

Share of the urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodSlum Population
202232.7%
202032.7%
201835.9%
201639.2%
201442.5%
201245.7%
201049%
200852.3%
200655.6%
200458.8%
200262.1%
200065.4%

Slum Population across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySlum PopulationPeriod
Nigeria48.5%2022
Kenya40.5%2022
South Africa24.2%2022
Egypt3.8%2022
Ghana33.5%2022
Ethiopia64.3%2022

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