Number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda
Rwanda: Number of people living in urban slum households was 1.45 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda is 1.45 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda peaked at 1.45 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 925,749, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 63rd 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 | 952,418 | 925,749 | 963,225 | 5 |
| 2010s | 975,559 | 927,134 | 1.08 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million | 1.23 million | 1.45 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 60 Mauritania 1.68 million compare
- 61 Lao PDR 1.58 million compare
- 62 Central African Republic 1.52 million compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 1.35 million compare
- 65 Togo 1.33 million compare
- 66 Malawi 1.31 million compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Rwanda was 1.45 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 925,749 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Rwanda ranks 63rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.