Burkina Faso - Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Burkina Faso was 57.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 78.80 in 1990, while its lowest value was 57.10 in 2018.
Definition: Population living in slums is the proportion 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, and durability of housing.
Source: UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.80 |
| 1995 | 72.40 |
| 2000 | 65.90 |
| 2005 | 59.50 |
| 2014 | 65.80 |
| 2016 | 58.50 |
| 2018 | 57.10 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
