Table 2 Distribution of slums by population size
From: The 2005 census and mapping of slums in Bangladesh: design, select results and application
Slum Population Size (persons) | Dhaka | Chittagong | Khulna | Rajshahi | Barisal | Sylhet | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Up to 100 | 39.0 | 24.4 | 45.6 | 47.7 | 33.6 | 58.3 | 38.5 |
101–200 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 33.3 | 31.5 | 24.0 |
201–300 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 9.7 |
301–400 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
401–500 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
501–1,000 | 8.4 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
1,001–2,500 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 7.4 |
2,501–5,000 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
5,001–10,000 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Above 10,000 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Total (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Number of slum cluster | 4,966 | 1,814 | 520 | 641 | 351 | 756 | 9,048 |