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Slums*
Data up to 2006 for housing conditions in England are presented in the national indicator
Percentage of the urban population living in slums*, 2001
UK and selected countries
* A slum household is defined by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as a group of individuals living under the same roof that lack one or more of the following conditions: secure tenure status, adequate access to improved water, adequate access to improved sanitation and other infrastructure, structural quality of housing, and sufficient living area.
- In 2001 5.6 per cent of the UK urban population lived in slums, the joint 4th lowest of the 13 selected countries and lower than the average of "high income" countries of 7.2 per cent. In Belgium 15 per cent of the urban population lived in slums, the highest of the selected countries. Australia had the lowest percentage of persons inhabiting slums - 1.6 per cent.
- Data up to 2006 for housing conditions in England are presented in the national indicator.
Updated: 31 July 2008