Number of people living in urban slum households in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people living in urban slum households was 592,527 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Namibia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 592,527 for number of people living in urban slum households in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Namibia peaked at 592,527 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 248,571, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 82nd 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 | 293,603 | 248,571 | 342,148 | 5 |
| 2010s | 433,493 | 368,690 | 506,013 | 5 |
| 2020s | 570,486 | 548,444 | 592,527 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Namibia?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Namibia was 592,527 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 592,527 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,571 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Namibia ranks 82nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.