Slum population in Benin
64.0% of the urban population of Benin lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Benin, 2022
64.0%
Change from 2020
−3.9percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
16th of 181
Slum population in Benin 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 | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.0% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | – |
| 2018 | 68.3% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | – |
| 2014 | 69.1% | – |
| 2012 | 69.5% | – |
| 2010 | 69.9% | – |
| 2008 | 70.3% | – |
| 2006 | 70.7% | – |
| 2004 | 71.1% | – |
| 2002 | 71.5% | – |
| 2000 | 71.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 67.9% in 2020, a change of −3.9 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 71.5%, the figure has changed by −7.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Benin has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.