Malawi - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Malawi was 65.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 68.90 in 2010, while its lowest value was 65.10 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/

See also:

Year Value
1990 66.40
1995 66.40
2000 66.40
2005 66.40
2010 68.90
2014 66.70
2016 67.00
2018 65.10

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization