Infrastructure · Western Africa

Senegal Slum Population

46.4%as of 2022Reported+46.8% 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
202246.4%
202031.6%
201835.2%
201638.7%
201442.3%
201245.8%
201049.4%
200852.9%
200656.5%
200460%
200263.6%
200067.2%

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
Ethiopia64.3%2022

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