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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 58.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 74.68 in 1990, while its lowest value was 58.48 in 2018.

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	74.68
1995	71.67
2000	67.92
2005	64.95
2010	62.20
2014	61.80
2016	59.99
2018	58.48

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Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization