Slum population in Kenya
40.5% of the urban population of Kenya lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Kenya, 2022
40.5%
Change from 2020
−10.3percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
54th of 181
Slum population in Kenya 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 | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.5% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | – |
| 2018 | 50.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | – |
| 2014 | 52.4% | – |
| 2012 | 53.9% | – |
| 2010 | 55.5% | – |
| 2008 | 57.0% | – |
| 2006 | 58.5% | – |
| 2004 | 60.1% | – |
| 2002 | 61.6% | – |
| 2000 | 63.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 50.8% in 2020, a change of −10.3 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 61.6%, the figure has changed by −21.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Kenya has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.