Peru - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Peru was 33.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 66.40 in 1990, while its lowest value was 33.10 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 66.40
1995 56.30
2000 46.20
2005 36.10
2014 34.20
2016 33.80
2018 33.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization