STATE OF THE WORLD'S CITIES 2012/2013 Prosperity

Urban Slum Population at Mid-year by Region (thousands) b
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Statistical Annex
Major region or area 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2010 2012
Developing Regions 650,444 711,832 759,915 793,723 803,280 819,969 862,569
Northern Africa 20,126 18,798 15,054 10,984 11,463 12,226 12,762
Sub-Saharan Africa 102,641 122,635 143,255 168,005 179,538 198,168 213,134
Latin America and the Caribbean 104,794 110,871 114,993 110,129 110,412 110,194 113,424
Eastern Asia 154,175 174,363 191,563 204,253 202,809 197,529 206,515
Southern Asia 181,667 190,758 194,364 192,842 192,325 190,647 200,510
South-eastern Asia 68,852 74,049 78,246 75,443 73,744 76,540 79,945
Western Asia 17,810 19,936 21,980 31,565 32,470 34,112 35,704
Oceania 379 421 460 501 520 552 575
Proportion of urban population living in slum (per cent)
Major region or area 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2010 2012
Developing Regions 46.2 42.9 39.4 35.6 34.3 32.6 32.7
Northern Africa 34.4 28.3 20.3 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.3
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.0 67.6 65.0 63.0 62.4 61.7 61.7
Latin America and the Caribbean 33.7 31.5 29.2 25.5 24.7 23.5 23.5
Eastern Asia 43.7 40.6 37.4 33.0 31.1 28.2 28.2
Southern Asia 57.2 51.6 45.8 40.0 38.0 35.0 35.0
South-eastern Asia 49.5 44.8 39.6 34.2 31.9 31.0 31.0
Western Asia 22.5 21.6 20.6 25.8 25.2 24.6 24.6
Oceania c 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1
Notes: (a) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division - World Urbanization Prospects: The 2009 Revision
(b) Population living in household that lack either improved water, improved sanitation, sufficient living area (more than three persons per room), or durable housing
(c) Trends data are not available for Oceania. A constant figure does not mean there is no change
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Global Urban Indicators Database 2012.