Slum population in Zambia
48.3% of the urban population of Zambia lived in slums in 2022.
Zambia, 2022
48.3%
Change from 2020
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World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
41st of 181
Slum population in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 48.3% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | – |
| 2018 | 49.8% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | – |
| 2014 | 52.9% | – |
| 2012 | 54.5% | – |
| 2010 | 56.0% | – |
| 2008 | 57.6% | – |
| 2006 | 59.1% | – |
| 2004 | 60.7% | – |
| 2002 | 62.2% | – |
| 2000 | 63.8% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from the previous available figure, 48.3% in 2020.
- Since 2002, when it was 62.2%, the figure has changed by −14.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Zambia has the 41st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.