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Vietnam - Population living in slums

Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Population living in slums (% of urban population) in Vietnam was 13.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 60.50 in 1990, while its lowest value was 13.80 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	60.50
1995	54.60
2000	48.80
2005	41.30
2010	35.20
2014	27.20
2016	14.40
2018	13.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization