Slum population in Eswatini
17.0% of the urban population of Eswatini lived in slums in 2022.
Eswatini, 2022
17.0%
Change from 2020
+6.2percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
81st of 181
Slum population in Eswatini 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 | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.0% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | – |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | – |
| 2014 | 18.2% | – |
| 2012 | 25.7% | – |
| 2010 | 33.1% | – |
| 2008 | 40.5% | – |
| 2006 | 47.9% | – |
| 2004 | 55.4% | – |
| 2002 | 55.4% | – |
| 2000 | 55.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 10.8% in 2020, a change of +6.2 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 55.4%, the figure has changed by −38.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Eswatini has the 81st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.