Slum population in Guinea-Bissau
59.0% of the urban population of Guinea-Bissau lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Guinea-Bissau, 2022
59.0%
Change from 2020
−1.8percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
19th of 181
Slum population in Guinea-Bissau 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 | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.0% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 60.8% | – |
| 2018 | 64.4% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | – |
| 2014 | 71.6% | – |
| 2012 | 75.2% | – |
| 2010 | 75.2% | – |
| 2008 | 75.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 60.8% in 2020, a change of −1.8 percentage points.
- Since 2008, when it was 75.2%, the figure has changed by −16.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Guinea-Bissau has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.