Benin - Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Benin was 58.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 79.30 in 1990, while its lowest value was 58.80 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 | 79.30 |
| 1995 | 76.80 |
| 2000 | 74.30 |
| 2005 | 71.80 |
| 2010 | 69.80 |
| 2014 | 61.50 |
| 2016 | 59.60 |
| 2018 | 58.80 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization
