Nicaragua - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Nicaragua was 42.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 89.10 in 1990, while its lowest value was 42.20 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/

See also:

Year Value
1990 89.10
1995 74.50
2000 60.00
2005 45.50
2014 45.50
2016 43.20
2018 42.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization