Slum population in Senegal
46.4% of the urban population of Senegal lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2010.
Senegal, 2022
46.4%
Change from 2020
+14.8percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
43rd of 181
Slum population in Senegal 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 | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 46.4% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | – |
| 2018 | 35.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | – |
| 2014 | 42.3% | – |
| 2012 | 45.8% | – |
| 2010 | 49.4% | – |
| 2008 | 52.9% | – |
| 2006 | 56.5% | – |
| 2004 | 60.0% | – |
| 2002 | 63.6% | – |
| 2000 | 67.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 31.6% in 2020, a change of +14.8 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 63.6%, the figure has changed by −17.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Senegal has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.