Ukraine Urban Slum and Informal Settlement Indicators by UN-Habitat

United Nations Human Settlements Programme data provides the proportion and total count of urban populations living in slums or informal settlements for Ukraine, based on four UN-Habitat household shelter deprivation indicators. The dataset also includes the proportion of urban population living in housing cost-burdened households, defined as those spending over 30% of income on housing. It was last updated in May 2026 and is provided in CSV and XLSX formats.

Use Cases

• Assess urban housing deprivation based on UN-Habitat's defined shelter indicators like access to water and sanitation.
• Analyze housing affordability stress by identifying populations spending over 30% of income on housing.
• Monitor progress towards SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities) by tracking slum population proportions over time.
• Compare informal settlement conditions across different regions or territories within Ukraine.

Strengths

• Data is based on a standardized UN-Habitat methodology using four core shelter deprivation indicators.
• Includes two distinct metrics: proportion in slums and proportion with housing cost burden exceeding 30% of income.
• Published by the authoritative United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Data and Analytics Section.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The fifth UN-Habitat deprivation indicator, security of tenure, is excluded due to data limitations.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Data and Analytics Section

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national surveys and statistical reports using UN-Habitat's shelter deprivation framework.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:50:49.359119; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ukraine, with potential breakdown by country, territory, and region.