Rwanda - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Rwanda was 42.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 96.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 42.10 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 96.00
1995 87.90
2000 79.70
2005 71.60
2010 65.10
2014 53.20
2016 45.50
2018 42.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization