Population living in slums — all countries

Population living in slums — Eastern Europe

Population living in slums in Eastern Europe in 2022 — 2.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2022 2.6% +0 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 3.8%2002
Period minimum 2.2%2014

Trend over time

2000–2022 · % of urban population

Population living in slums — Eastern Europe, 2000–202222.533.54200020032006200920122015201820212000: 3.7%2002: 3.8%2004: 3.6%2006: 3.3%2008: 3%2010: 2.8%2012: 2.5%2014: 2.2%2016: 2.7%2018: 2.5%2020: 2.5%2022: 2.6%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 2.6%
World 23.2%
Population living in slums — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.6
2020 2.5
2018 2.5
2016 2.7
2014 2.2
2012 2.5
2010 2.8
2008 3
2006 3.3
2004 3.6
2002 3.8
2000 3.7

About the indicator

The share of the urban population living in slums, as defined by the UN Human Settlements Programme. A household counts as a slum household if it lacks at least one of five things: access to clean water, access to sanitation, sufficient living space, durable housing, or protection against forced eviction. The definition works through deprivations rather than appearance — which is why solidly built neighborhoods without sewerage are counted as slums too.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by urban population rather than by the whole population: the indicator is calculated against the urban population. The data are collected irregularly, so the years are patchy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.