Slum population in Sierra Leone
49.3% of the urban population of Sierra Leone lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sierra Leone, 2022
49.3%
Change from 2020
−1.4percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
32nd of 181
Slum population in Sierra Leone 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 | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.3% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | – |
| 2018 | 53.4% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 56.1% | – |
| 2014 | 58.9% | – |
| 2012 | 61.6% | – |
| 2010 | 64.3% | – |
| 2008 | 67.1% | – |
| 2006 | 69.8% | – |
| 2004 | 72.5% | – |
| 2002 | 73.9% | – |
| 2000 | 73.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 50.6% in 2020, a change of −1.4 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 73.9%, the figure has changed by −24.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Sierra Leone has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.