Slum population in Bangladesh
51.5% of the urban population of Bangladesh lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Bangladesh, 2022
51.5%
Change from 2020
−0.4percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
28th of 181
Slum population in Bangladesh 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 | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 51.5% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | – |
| 2018 | 52.5% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | – |
| 2014 | 53.8% | – |
| 2012 | 54.4% | – |
| 2010 | 55.1% | – |
| 2008 | 55.7% | – |
| 2006 | 56.4% | – |
| 2004 | 57.0% | – |
| 2002 | 57.7% | – |
| 2000 | 58.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 51.9% in 2020, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 57.7%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Bangladesh has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.