Slum population in Canada
1.1% of the urban population of Canada lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Canada, 2022
1.1%
Change from 2020
+0.3percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
0.1%
Position in 2022
128th of 181
Slum population in Canada over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.1% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | – |
| 2018 | 0.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | – |
| 2014 | 0.7% | – |
| 2012 | 0.6% | – |
| 2010 | 0.5% | – |
| 2008 | 0.5% | – |
| 2006 | 0.3% | – |
| 2004 | 0.3% | – |
| 2002 | 0.3% | – |
| 2000 | 0.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.8% in 2020, a change of +0.3 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 0.3%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Canada has the 128th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.