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Question 24

Table 1: Percentage of urban population living in informal settlements (slums), 1990–2020

Region1990 (%)2005 (%)2020 (%)
Sub-Saharan Africa706253
Southern Asia574031
Eastern Asia443325
Latin America & Caribbean342621
Northern Africa & Western Asia292318

Using Table 1, which of the following statements is correct?

A

Between 1990 and 2020, the percentage of urban population living in informal settlements in Eastern Asia decreased by exactly half.

B

In 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa's percentage of urban population living in informal settlements was more than double that of Eastern Asia.

C

The region with the largest absolute percentage point reduction in urban slum population between 1990 and 2020 was Latin America & Caribbean.

D

Between 2005 and 2020, the percentage of urban population living in informal settlements in Northern Africa & Western Asia decreased by exactly 101010 percentage points.

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