Slum population in Nigeria
48.5% of the urban population of Nigeria lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Nigeria, 2022
48.5%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
39th of 181
Slum population in Nigeria 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.5% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | – |
| 2018 | 51.5% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | – |
| 2014 | 56.5% | – |
| 2012 | 59.0% | – |
| 2010 | 61.5% | – |
| 2008 | 64.1% | – |
| 2006 | 66.6% | – |
| 2004 | 69.1% | – |
| 2002 | 71.6% | – |
| 2000 | 74.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 49.0% in 2020, a change of −0.5 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 71.6%, the figure has changed by −23.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Nigeria has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.