Slum population in Brazil
14.9% of the urban population of Brazil lived in slums in 2022.
Brazil, 2022
14.9%
Change from 2016
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World, 2022
23.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2022
2.3%
Position in 2022
88th of 181
Slum population in Brazil 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 | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.9% | 23.2% |
| 2018 | – | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | – |
| 2014 | 14.9% | – |
| 2012 | 14.9% | – |
| 2010 | 18.2% | – |
| 2008 | 21.5% | – |
| 2006 | 24.8% | – |
| 2004 | 28.1% | – |
| 2002 | 31.4% | – |
| 2000 | 34.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 14.9% in 2016.
- Since 2000, when it was 34.7%, the figure has changed by −19.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Brazil has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.