Slum population in Egypt
3.8% of the urban population of Egypt lived in slums in 2022.
Egypt, 2022
3.8%
Change from 2020
+2.9percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
112th of 181
Slum population in Egypt 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 | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | – |
| 2018 | 0.9% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | – |
| 2014 | 3.7% | – |
| 2012 | 9.2% | – |
| 2010 | 14.7% | – |
| 2008 | 20.2% | – |
| 2006 | 25.7% | – |
| 2004 | 31.2% | – |
| 2002 | 36.7% | – |
| 2000 | 42.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.9% in 2020, a change of +2.9 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 36.7%, the figure has changed by −32.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Egypt has the 112th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.