In 2018, around 58 percent of the urban population in East Africa lived in slums. The share was higher in South Sudan, where nearly the entire amount of urban residents (91.4 percent) were living in slums. Rwanda and Kenya were the countries with the lowest share of slum population, 42.1 and 46.5 percent, respectively.
Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country
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UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme. (August 3, 2020). Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/
UN-HABITAT, und World Food Programme. "Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country." Chart. August 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/
UN-HABITAT, World Food Programme. (2020). Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/
UN-HABITAT, and World Food Programme. "Share of Urban Population Living in Slums in East Africa as of 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/
UN-HABITAT & World Food Programme, Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of urban population living in slums in East Africa as of 2018, by country [Graph], UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme, August 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171623/share-of-slum-population-in-east-africa-by-country/
