Slum population in Afghanistan
71.6% of the urban population of Afghanistan lived in slums in 2022.
Afghanistan, 2022
71.6%
Change from 2020
−1.7percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
9th of 181
Slum population in Afghanistan over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 71.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | – |
| 2018 | 73.3% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | – |
| 2014 | 69.7% | – |
| 2012 | 67.2% | – |
| 2010 | 64.8% | – |
| 2008 | 63.6% | – |
| 2006 | 63.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 73.3% in 2020, a change of −1.7 percentage points.
- Since 2006, when it was 63.6%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Afghanistan has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.