STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity
STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity
STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity
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Table 2<br />
Proportion of urban population living in slums and urban slum population, by country 1990-2009<br />
Major area, region,<br />
country or area<br />
Proprotion of urban population living in slum area a<br />
125<br />
Statistical Annex<br />
Urban Slum Population at Mid-year by Major Area,<br />
Region and Country (thousands)<br />
1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2009 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2009<br />
India 54.9 48.2 41.5 34.8 32.1 29.4 121,022 122,231 119,698 112,913 109,102 104,679<br />
Nepal 70.6 67.3 64.0 60.7 59.4 58.1 1,194 1,585 2,100 2,630 2,850 3,075<br />
Pakistan 51.0 49.8 48.7 47.5 47.0 46.6 18,054 20,688 23,890 27,158 28,529 29,965<br />
Cambodia 78.9 2,052<br />
Indonesia 50.8 42.6 34.4 26.3 23.0 23.0 27,559 29,017 29,691 24,777 22,456 23,255<br />
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 79.3 1,277<br />
Myanmar 45.6 6,701<br />
Philippines 54.3 50.8 47.2 43.7 42.3 40.9 16,479 17,158 17,613 17,972 18,134 18,302<br />
Thailand 26.0 26.5 27.0 5,539 5,841 6,146<br />
Viet Nam 60.5 54.6 48.8 41.3 38.3 35.2 8,118 8,852 9,395 9,491 9,396 9,224<br />
Iraq 16.9 16.9 16.9 52.8 52.8 52.8 2,131 2,439 2,828 9,974 10,361 10,759<br />
Jordan 15.8 17.7 19.6 689 824 971<br />
Lebanon 53.1 1,877<br />
Saudi Arabia 18.0 3,442<br />
Syrian Arab Republic 10.5 22.5 1,080 2,516<br />
Turkey 23.4 20.7 17.9 15.5 14.1 13.0 7,773 7,859 7,714 7,422 7,022 6,728<br />
Yemen 67.2 76.8 4,088 5,140<br />
LATIn AmERICA AnD <strong>THE</strong> CARIBBEAn<br />
Argentina 30.5 31.7 32.9 26.2 23.5 20.8 8,622 9,772 10,953 9,274 8,521 7,737<br />
Belize 18.7 28<br />
Bolivia 62.2 58.2 54.3 50.4 48.8 47.3 2,305 2,590 2,794 2,972 3,030 3,080<br />
Brazil 36.7 34.1 31.5 29.0 28.0 26.9 40,527 42,789 44,604 45,428 45,309 44,947<br />
Chile 9.0 1,285<br />
Colombia 31.2 26.8 22.3 17.9 16.1 14.3 7,077 6,884 6,404 5,670 5,306 4,899<br />
Costa Rica 10.9 291<br />
Dominican Republic 27.9 24.4 21.0 17.6 16.2 14.8 1,135 1,143 1,145 1,100 1,067 1,024<br />
Ecuador 21.5 1,786<br />
El Salvador 28.9 1,079<br />
French Guiana 10.5 16<br />
Grenada 6.0 2<br />
Guadeloupe 5.4 24<br />
Guatemala 58.6 53.3 48.1 42.9 40.8 38.7 2,146 2,301 2,438 2,572 2,619 2,660<br />
Guyana 33.7 33.5 33.2 73 73 72<br />
Haiti 93.4 93.4 93.4 70.1 70.1 70.1 1,893 2,393 2,876 2,908 3,230 3,557<br />
Honduras 34.9 1,170<br />
Jamaica 60.5 840<br />
Mexico 23.1 21.5 19.9 14.4 14.4 13,760 14,457 14,800 11,574 11,906<br />
Nicaragua 89.1 74.5 60.0 45.5 45.5 1,929 1,860 1,676 1,388 1,437<br />
Panama 23.0 526<br />
Paraguay 17.6 608<br />
Peru 66.4 56.3 46.2 36.1 36.1 9,964 9,566 8,776 7,540 7,801<br />
Saint Lucia 11.9 5<br />
Suriname 3.9 13<br />
Trinidad and Tobago 24.7 40<br />
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.0 7,861<br />
Notes: (a) Computed from country household data using the four components of slum (improved water, improwed sanitation, durable housing and sufficient living area.<br />
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Global Urban Indicators Database <strong>2012</strong>.