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Slum population

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Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage

YearValueFootnotes
199065.51
199558.81
200052.11
200545.42, 3, 4
200742.83, 4

Slum population in urban areas

YearValueFootnotes
199037170701
19954221118 
20004614857 
200548899093, 4
20074945298 

Footnotes:

  1. DHS 1993, 1998
  2. The decrease in the percentage of slum dwellers is mostly due to a change in the definition of adequate sanitation. In 2005, only a proportion of households using pit latrines were considered slum households, whereas in 1990 and 2001 all households using
  3. Trend analysis was used to estimate the percenatage of slum
  4. DHS 1993, 1998, 2003

Source: United Nations Statistics Division

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