South Africa - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in South Africa was 25.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 46.20 in 1990, while its lowest value was 23.00 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/

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Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization