Zambia - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Zambia was 54.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 63.30 in 2016, while its lowest value was 54.00 in 2014.

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 57.00
1995 57.10
2000 57.20
2005 57.20
2010 57.30
2014 54.00
2016 63.30
2018 54.60

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization