Proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 72.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan is 72.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan peaked at 72.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2006.
Afghanistan ranks 7th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 66.6% | — |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 67.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.8% | 72.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More infrastructure data for Afghanistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 181,963 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Afghanistan was 72.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2006.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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