Slum population in Syria
41.1% of the urban population of Syria lived in slums in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Syria, 2022
41.1%
Change from 2020
+15.6percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
53rd of 181
Slum population in Syria 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 | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 41.1% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | – |
| 2018 | 25.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | – |
| 2014 | 24.1% | – |
| 2012 | 25.4% | – |
| 2010 | 27.0% | – |
| 2008 | 28.5% | – |
| 2006 | 30.4% | – |
| 2004 | 31.3% | – |
| 2002 | 32.1% | – |
| 2000 | 30.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 25.6% in 2020, a change of +15.6 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 32.1%, the figure has changed by +9.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Syria has the 53rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.