Infrastructure · Eastern Africa

Ethiopia Slum Population

64.3%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
202264.3%
202064.3%
201864.3%
201667.4%
201470.5%
201273.6%
201076.7%
200879.8%
200682.9%
200486%
200289.1%
200092.2%

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
Tanzania70.1%2022

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