Number of people living in urban slum households in Congo
Congo: Number of people living in urban slum households was 2.89 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Congo, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.89 million for number of people living in urban slum households in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.1% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Congo peaked at 2.89 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 2018.
Congo ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.79 million | 1.63 million | 1.86 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.54 million | 1.84 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million | 1.62 million | 2.89 million | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Congo?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Congo was 2.89 million 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Congo ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.