Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan
Sudan: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 73.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 73.7% for proportion of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan peaked at 99.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2016.
Sudan ranks 6th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.1% | — |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 94.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 73.7% | 88.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 3 Cabo Verde 44.7% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 4 Chad 82.0% compare
- 5 Congo 75.3% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 72.4% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 33.9% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 70.7% compare
- 8 Viet Nam 32.5% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Sudan was 73.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Sudan ranks 6th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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