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Slum Population by African country

2022

Share of the urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing.

Africa, 202254 of 54 countries
49.1%population-weighted average
Highest in 2022South Sudan · 94.2%Lowest in 2022Egypt · 3.8%Reported in 202254 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 70.1%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 78.4%Somalia — 48.7%Kenya — 40.5%Sudan — 73.7%Chad — 82.0%South Africa — 24.2%Lesotho — 25.6%Zimbabwe — 54.9%Botswana — 39.6%Namibia — 41.4%Senegal — 46.4%Mali — 92.5%Mauritania — 58.6%Benin — 64.0%Niger — 70.4%Nigeria — 48.5%Cameroon — 32.7%Togo — 38.5%Ghana — 33.5%Cote d'Ivoire — 48.3%Guinea — 44.0%Guinea-Bissau — 59.0%Liberia — 60.5%Sierra Leone — 49.3%Burkina Faso — 87.9%Central African Republic — 68.9%Republic of the Congo — 75.3%Gabon — 38.8%Equatorial Guinea — 64.7%Zambia — 48.3%Malawi — 38.0%Mozambique — 55.0%Eswatini — 17.0%Angola — 62.7%Burundi — 36.8%Madagascar — 65.7%Gambia — 37.1%Tunisia — 7.6%Algeria — 13.2%Eritrea — 48.7%Morocco — 10.9%Egypt — 3.8%Libya — 16.6%Ethiopia — 64.3%Djibouti — 48.7%Uganda — 52.7%Rwanda — 38.3%South Sudan — 94.2%Nigeria 48.5%Nigeria 48.5%Ethiopia 64.3%Ethiopia 64.3%Kenya 40.5%Kenya 40.5%South Africa 24.2%South Africa 24.2%2022HIGHEST IN 2022South Sudan94.2%Mali92.5%Burkina Faso87.9%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn82.4%Chad82.0%LOWEST IN 2022Egypt3.8%Tunisia7.6%Morocco10.9%Algeria13.2%Libya16.6%PINNEDEthiopia64.3%14 of 54Kenya40.5%37 of 54Nigeria48.5%30 of 54South Africa24.2%48 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn46.4%Comorosnot drawn48.5%Mauritiusnot drawn48.7%Seychellesnot drawn48.7%% of urban population · quintiles of the observed range3.8%36.8%46.4%49.3%65.7%94.2%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries68.6%
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries56.9%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries53.3%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries25.3%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries20.0%
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2022 figure49.1%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and 49 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Slum PopulationShare of the urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of urban population
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range2000–2022
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2022 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2022 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Slum Population". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/slum-population
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=slum_population_pct&year=2022&limit=100

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Slum Population, country by country

54 countries carry a figure

Each country has its own page for this indicator, with the full history, the source and the API request.

AlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCameroonCentral African RepublicChadComorosCote d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRepublic of the CongoRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

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