Slum population in Gambia
37.1% of the urban population of Gambia lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Gambia, 2022
37.1%
Change from 2020
−1.8percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
62nd of 181
Slum population in Gambia 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 | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.1% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | – |
| 2018 | 40.7% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | – |
| 2014 | 44.3% | – |
| 2012 | 46.1% | – |
| 2010 | 47.9% | – |
| 2008 | 49.7% | – |
| 2006 | 51.5% | – |
| 2004 | 53.3% | – |
| 2002 | 55.1% | – |
| 2000 | 56.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 38.9% in 2020, a change of −1.8 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 55.1%, the figure has changed by −18.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Gambia has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.