Proportion of urban population living in slums in Congo
Congo: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 75.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Congo recorded 75.3% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Congo peaked at 87.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2008.
Congo ranks 5th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.8% | — |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 75.3% | 87.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 75.3% | 75.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More infrastructure data for Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17,604 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2917 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 17,604 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Congo?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Congo was 75.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Congo ranks 5th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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