Slum population in South Sudan
94.2% of the urban population of South Sudan lived in slums in 2022.
South Sudan, 2022
94.2%
Change from 2020
0percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
1st of 181
Slum population in South Sudan over time
View
South Sudan
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
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 | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 94.2% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | – |
| 2018 | 94.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | – |
| 2014 | 94.2% | – |
| 2012 | 94.2% | – |
| 2010 | 97.0% | – |
| 2008 | 99.8% | – |
| 2006 | 99.8% | – |
| 2004 | 99.8% | – |
| 2002 | 99.8% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 94.2% in 2020.
- Since 2002, when it was 99.8%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, South Sudan has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.