Proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of urban population living in slums was 43.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia stood at 43.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia peaked at 63.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 40th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.8% | — |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 60.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 57.0% | 63.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.5% | 55.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.4% | 46.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More infrastructure data for Zambia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,688 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3457 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,688 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Zambia was 43.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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