Number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people living in urban slum households was 132,604 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros stood at 132,604.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros peaked at 176,442 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96,933, in 2000.
That places Comoros 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107,507 | 96,933 | 119,580 | 5 |
| 2010s | 146,615 | 127,453 | 166,242 | 5 |
| 2020s | 154,523 | 132,604 | 176,442 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 103 Bhutan 142,864 compare
- 104 Costa Rica 141,339 compare
- 105 East Timor 132,773 compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 127,486 compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 97,713 compare
- 109 United Kingdom 91,307 compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 10.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 57.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.3222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 56.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 5.6 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Comoros was 132,604 in 2022, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 176,442 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,933 in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Comoros ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.