Slum population in Yemen
44.2% of the urban population of Yemen lived in slums in 2022.
Yemen, 2022
44.2%
Change from 2020
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World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
49th of 181
Slum population in Yemen 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 | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44.2% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | – |
| 2018 | 44.2% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | – |
| 2014 | 45.5% | – |
| 2012 | 48.1% | – |
| 2010 | 50.7% | – |
| 2008 | 53.3% | – |
| 2006 | 55.9% | – |
| 2004 | 58.6% | – |
| 2002 | 61.2% | – |
| 2000 | 63.8% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 44.2% in 2020.
- Since 2002, when it was 61.2%, the figure has changed by −17.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Yemen has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.