Proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad
Chad: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad stood at 82.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad peaked at 91.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2018.
Chad ranks 4th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.6% | — |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 87.1% | 91.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.0% | 85.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 South Sudan 94.2% compare
- 2 Mali 92.5% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 5 Congo 75.3% compare
- 6 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 72.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Chad
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 14.80 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Chad was 82.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2018.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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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