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Namibia - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Namibia was 42.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 42.30 in 2018, while its lowest value was 33.50 in 2010.

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	34.40
1995	34.10
2000	33.90
2005	33.90
2010	33.50
2014	39.40
2016	42.30
2018	42.30

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization