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Argentina - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Argentina was 14.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 32.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 14.70 in 2016.

Definition: Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, and durability of housing.

Source: UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/

Year	Value
1990	30.50
1995	31.70
2000	32.90
2005	26.20
2010	20.80
2014	16.70
2016	14.70
2018	14.70

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization