Proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola
Angola: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 21st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 53.5% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.5% | 34.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 37.5% | 48.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 50.9% | 56.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 18 Mauritania 57.6% compare
- 18 Mozambique 57.6% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 57.2% compare
- 22 Pakistan 56.0% compare
- 23 Uganda 52.7% compare
- 24 Naoero 51.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Angola
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 80,267 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2119 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 80,267 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Angola was 56.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Angola ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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