Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Niger
Niger: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 64.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 64.0% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Niger peaked at 69.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2024.
That places Niger 13th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.7% | — |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 64.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 64.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 67.8% | 69.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 65.3% | 67.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.0% | 64.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 10 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.7% compare
- 12 Madagascar 64.6% compare
- 14 Benin 63.1% compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 59.0% compare
- 16 Liberia 58.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Niger
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 16.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 117,563 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4349 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -31.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 117,563 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6059 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Niger?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Niger was 64.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Niger ranks 13th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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