Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

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No Indicator Data Source  Unit Year Palestine
11.1.1  Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing
UNSD Global DB % 2016 19.5
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2017.  Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017.  Ramallah - Palestine. % 2017 45.1
UNSD Global DB % 2018 19.5
UNSD Global DB % 2020 19.5

 

Source: UNSD Global DB for 2016, 2018,2022. and Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2017.  Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017.  Ramallah - Palestine, for 2017
Definition:The agreed definition classified a ‘slum household’ as one in which the inhabitants suffer one or more of the following ‘household deprivations’: Lack of access to improved water source,  Lack of access to improved sanitation facilities,Lack of sufficient living area,Lack of housing durability and, Lack of security of tenure. and Informal settlements can be occupied by all income levels of urban residents, affluent and poor.