Population in Slums (% of urban) by Country
As of 2022, South Sudan leads globally in population in slums (% of urban) at 94.2%, followed by Mali, Burkina Faso, Sao Tome and Principe. At the lower end, Monaco, Qatar, Finland rank among the lowest. The global median is 10.9% (Morocco). This indicator falls under the "Urban Development" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 194 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Population in Slums (% of urban) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Sudan | 94.2% | 2022 |
| 2 |  Mali | 92.5% | 2022 |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso | 87.9% | 2022 |
| 4 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% | 2022 |
| 5 |  Chad | 82.0% | 2022 |
| 6 |  DR Congo | 78.4% | 2022 |
| 7 |  Republic of the Congo | 75.3% | 2022 |
| 8 |  Sudan | 73.7% | 2022 |
| 9 |  Afghanistan | 71.6% | 2022 |
| 10 |  Niger | 70.4% | 2022 |
| 11 |  Tanzania | 70.1% | 2022 |
| 12 |  Central African Republic | 68.9% | 2022 |
| 13 |  Madagascar | 65.7% | 2022 |
| 14 |  Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% | 2022 |
| 15 |  Ethiopia | 64.3% | 2022 |
| 16 |  Benin | 64.0% | 2022 |
| 17 |  Angola | 62.7% | 2022 |
| 18 |  Liberia | 60.5% | 2022 |
| 19 |  Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% | 2022 |
| 20 |  Mauritania | 58.6% | 2022 |
| 21 |  Myanmar | 58.3% | 2022 |
| 22 |  Ecuador | 57.8% | 2022 |
| 23 |  Pakistan | 56.0% | 2022 |
| 24 |  Mozambique | 55.0% | 2022 |
| 25 |  Zimbabwe | 54.9% | 2022 |
| 26 |  Laos | 54.8% | 2022 |
| 27 |  Uganda | 52.7% | 2022 |
| 28 |  Bangladesh | 51.5% | 2022 |
| 29 |  Haiti | 51.1% | 2022 |
| 30 |  Tuvalu | 50.9% | 2022 |
| 31 |  Iraq | 49.3% | 2022 |
| 32 |  Sierra Leone | 49.3% | 2022 |
| 33 |  Seychelles | 48.7% | 2022 |
| 34 |  Eritrea | 48.7% | 2022 |
| 35 |  Djibouti | 48.7% | 2022 |
| 36 |  Mauritius | 48.7% | 2022 |
| 37 |  Somalia | 48.7% | 2022 |
| 38 |  Comoros | 48.5% | 2022 |
| 39 |  Nigeria | 48.5% | 2022 |
| 40 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 48.3% | 2022 |
| 41 |  Zambia | 48.3% | 2022 |
| 42 |  Bolivia | 46.6% | 2022 |
| 43 |  Senegal | 46.4% | 2022 |
| 44 |  Cabo Verde | 46.4% | 2022 |
| 45 |  Peru | 45.1% | 2022 |
| 46 |  Bhutan | 44.7% | 2022 |
| 47 |  Sri Lanka | 44.7% | 2022 |
| 48 |  Iran | 44.7% | 2022 |
| 49 |  Yemen | 44.2% | 2022 |
| 50 |  Guinea | 44.0% | 2022 |
| 51 |  Cambodia | 42.3% | 2022 |
| 52 |  Namibia | 41.4% | 2022 |
| 53 |  Syria | 41.1% | 2022 |
| 54 |  Kenya | 40.5% | 2022 |
| 55 |  Nepal | 40.1% | 2022 |
| 56 |  Botswana | 39.6% | 2022 |
| 57 |  Gabon | 38.8% | 2022 |
| 58 |  Togo | 38.5% | 2022 |
| 59 |  Rwanda | 38.3% | 2022 |
| 60 |  Malawi | 38.0% | 2022 |
| 61 |  Guatemala | 37.6% | 2022 |
| 62 |  The Gambia | 37.1% | 2022 |
| 63 |  Burundi | 36.8% | 2022 |
| 64 |  Philippines | 35.9% | 2022 |
| 65 |  Maldives | 34.8% | 2022 |
| 66 |  Samoa | 34.6% | 2022 |
| 67 |  Timor-Leste | 33.9% | 2022 |
| 68 |  Ghana | 33.5% | 2022 |
| 69 |  Cameroon | 32.7% | 2022 |
| 70 |  Vietnam | 32.5% | 2022 |
| 71 |  Honduras | 31.5% | 2018 |
| 72 |  China | 26.3% | 2022 |
| 73 |  Venezuela | 25.7% | 2022 |
| 74 |  Lesotho | 25.6% | 2022 |
| 75 |  South Africa | 24.2% | 2022 |
| 76 |  Jordan | 23.4% | 2016 |
| 77 |  North Korea | 23.0% | 2022 |
| 78 |  Papua New Guinea | 22.3% | 2022 |
| 79 |  Brunei | 21.6% | 2022 |
| 80 |  West Bank and Gaza | 19.5% | 2020 |
| 81 |  Indonesia | 19.4% | 2022 |
| 82 |  Mongolia | 17.9% | 2022 |
| 83 |  Mexico | 17.6% | 2022 |
| 84 |  Eswatini | 17.0% | 2022 |
| 85 |  Libya | 16.6% | 2022 |
| 86 |  El Salvador | 16.5% | 2022 |
| 87 |  Panama | 16.3% | 2022 |
| 88 |  Suriname | 15.8% | 2022 |
| 89 |  Belize | 15.7% | 2022 |
| 90 |  Paraguay | 15.1% | 2022 |
| 91 |  Brazil | 14.9% | 2022 |
| 92 |  Argentina | 14.5% | 2022 |
| 93 |  Türkiye | 14.1% | 2022 |
| 94 |  Algeria | 13.2% | 2022 |
| 95 |  Guyana | 11.3% | 2022 |
| 96 |  Dominican Republic | 11.2% | 2022 |
| 97 |  Cuba | 11.0% | 2022 |
| 98 |  Morocco | 10.9% | 2022 |
| 99 |  Colombia | 9.7% | 2022 |
| 100 |  Fiji | 9.4% | 2022 |
| 101 |  Montenegro | 8.8% | 2022 |
| 102 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 8.6% | 2022 |
| 103 |  Ireland | 8.5% | 2022 |
| 104 |  Armenia | 8.4% | 2022 |
| 105 |  Turkmenistan | 8.4% | 2022 |
| 106 |  Tunisia | 7.6% | 2022 |
| 107 |  Chile | 7.3% | 2022 |
| 108 |  Hungary | 7.2% | 2016 |
| 109 |  Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2022 |
| 110 |  Georgia | 7.1% | 2022 |
| 111 |  Moldova | 6.5% | 2018 |
| 112 |  Kiribati | 5.9% | 2022 |
| 113 |  Nicaragua | 5.5% | 2020 |
| 114 |  Cayman Islands | 5.5% | 2022 |
| 115 |  India | 5.4% | 2019 |
| 116 |  Lebanon | 4.5% | 2022 |
| 117 |  South Korea | 4.5% | 2022 |
| 118 |  Poland | 4.2% | 2022 |
| 119 |  Egypt | 3.8% | 2022 |
| 120 |  Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2022 |
| 121 |  Vanuatu | 3.1% | 2022 |
| 122 |  Sint Maarten | 2.9% | 2022 |
| 123 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% | 2022 |
| 124 |  Albania | 2.7% | 2022 |
| 125 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6% | 2022 |
| 126 |  Russia | 2.6% | 2022 |
| 127 |  Romania | 2.5% | 2022 |
| 128 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.4% | 2022 |
| 129 |  Marshall Islands | 2.4% | 2022 |
| 130 |  Thailand | 2.0% | 2019 |
| 131 |  Japan | 2.0% | 2022 |
| 132 |  Solomon Islands | 1.9% | 2022 |
| 133 |  French Polynesia | 1.5% | 2022 |
| 134 |  Serbia | 1.4% | 2022 |
| 135 |  Uruguay | 1.3% | 2022 |
| 136 |  Ukraine | 1.1% | 2018 |
| 137 |  Canada | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 138 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1.1% | 2022 |
| 139 |  Jamaica | 0.9% | 2022 |
| 140 |  Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2022 |
| 141 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 142 |  Palau | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 143 |  Nauru | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 144 |  Latvia | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 145 |  Guam | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 146 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 147 |  Slovenia | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 148 |  Croatia | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 149 |  Lithuania | 0.5% | 2022 |
| 150 |  St. Lucia | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 151 |  Estonia | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 152 |  Sweden | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 153 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 154 |  Tonga | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 155 |  North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 156 |  Cyprus | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 157 |  New Caledonia | 0.3% | 2022 |
| 158 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 159 |  Malaysia | 0.2% | 2020 |
| 160 |  Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 161 |  United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 162 |  British Virgin Islands | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 163 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 164 |  United States | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 165 |  Bermuda | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 166 |  Slovakia | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 167 |  Portugal | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 168 |  Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2016 |
| 169 |  Austria | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 170 |  Spain | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 171 |  Malta | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 172 |  Australia | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 173 |  Czechia | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 174 |  Italy | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 175 |  Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 176 |  Belarus | 0.0% | 2019 |
| 177 |  France | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 178 |  Germany | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 179 |  Singapore | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 180 |  Iceland | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 181 |  Andorra | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 182 |  Norway | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 183 |  Kuwait | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 184 |  Switzerland | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 185 |  Belgium | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 186 |  Oman | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 187 |  Bahrain | 0.0% | 2018 |
| 188 |  Denmark | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 189 |  New Zealand | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 190 |  Netherlands | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 191 |  Aruba | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 192 |  Finland | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 193 |  Qatar | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 194 |  Monaco | 0.0% | 2022 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest population in slums (% of urban) in 2022?
South Sudan ranks #1 with population in slums (% of urban) of 94.2% as of 2022, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest population in slums (% of urban)?
Monaco ranks last (#194) with 0.0% as of 2022.
What is the global median for population in slums (% of urban)?
The median value is 10.9% (Morocco, ranked #98 out of 194 countries).
How many countries report data for population in slums (% of urban)?
194 countries have available data for population in slums (% of urban). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does population in slums (% of urban) belong to?
Population in Slums (% of urban) is classified under the "Urban Development" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.