Countries With the Highest Slum Share of Urban Population
Every country with a figure for slum share of urban population, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are South Sudan (94.2%), Mali (92.5%) and Burkina Faso (87.9%). The middle country of the 196 has 11%.
What this measures
Population living in slums (% of urban population). Source: UN-Habitat. For this measure, higher is worse.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2012–2022. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Slum share of urban population | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 94.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Mali | 92.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 87.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Chad | 82% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 78.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Congo, Rep. | 75.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Sudan | 73.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 71.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Niger | 70.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Tanzania | 70.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 68.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Madagascar | 65.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 64.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Benin | 64% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Angola | 62.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Liberia | 60.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 59% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Mauritania | 58.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Myanmar | 58.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Ecuador | 57.8% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | Pakistan | 56% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 24 | Mozambique | 55% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 54.9% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Lao PDR | 54.8% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 27 | Uganda | 52.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 51.5% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 29 | Haiti | 51.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 50.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 31 | Iraq | 49.3% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 49.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Djibouti | 48.7% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Eritrea | 48.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Mauritius | 48.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 48.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Seychelles | 48.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Comoros | 48.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Nigeria | 48.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Zambia | 48.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Bolivia | 46.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Senegal | 46.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Cabo Verde | 46.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Peru | 45.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Bhutan | 44.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 47 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 44.7% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 44.7% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 49 | Yemen, Rep. | 44.2% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 50 | Guinea | 44% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Cambodia | 42.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Namibia | 41.4% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.1% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 54 | Kenya | 40.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Nepal | 40.1% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 56 | Botswana | 39.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Gabon | 38.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Togo | 38.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Rwanda | 38.3% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Malawi | 38% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Guatemala | 37.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Gambia, The | 37.1% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Burundi | 36.8% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Philippines | 35.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Maldives | 34.8% | 2022 | South Asia |
| 66 | Samoa | 34.6% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 33.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Ghana | 33.5% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Cameroon | 32.7% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Viet Nam | 32.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Honduras | 31.5% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 26.9% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 73 | China | 26.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Venezuela, RB | 25.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Lesotho | 25.6% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | South Africa | 24.2% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Jordan | 23.4% | 2016 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 78 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 23% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 22.3% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.6% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 81 | West Bank and Gaza | 19.5% | 2020 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Indonesia | 19.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Mongolia | 17.9% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Mexico | 17.6% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Eswatini | 17% | 2022 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Libya | 16.6% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 87 | El Salvador | 16.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Panama | 16.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Suriname | 15.8% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Belize | 15.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Paraguay | 15.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Brazil | 14.9% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Argentina | 14.5% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Turkiye | 14.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Algeria | 13.2% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | Guyana | 11.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 11.2% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Cuba | 11% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Morocco | 10.9% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 100 | Colombia | 9.7% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Fiji | 9.4% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Montenegro | 8.77% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.63% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Ireland | 8.5% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Armenia | 8.39% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 8.38% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Tunisia | 7.64% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 108 | Chile | 7.32% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Hungary | 7.2% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Georgia | 7.08% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Moldova | 6.5% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Kiribati | 5.93% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 5.52% | 2020 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 5.48% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | India | 5.41% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 117 | Lebanon | 4.53% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 118 | Korea, Rep. | 4.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Poland | 4.22% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3.84% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 3.55% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 3.06% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.89% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.76% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Albania | 2.7% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.65% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 2.62% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Romania | 2.52% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.44% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 2.38% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Japan | 2% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 132 | Thailand | 2% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 1.95% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 1.5% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Serbia | 1.42% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Ukraine | 1.1% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Canada | 1.1% | 2022 | North America |
| 139 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 1.1% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Jamaica | 0.883% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0.794% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.631% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Palau | 0.618% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 144 | Naoero | 0.597% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 145 | Latvia | 0.593% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Guam | 0.552% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.55% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Croatia | 0.527% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Slovenia | 0.527% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Lithuania | 0.509% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | St. Lucia | 0.441% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Estonia | 0.345% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Sweden | 0.336% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.313% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Tonga | 0.308% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | North Macedonia | 0.278% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Cyprus | 0.272% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 0.25% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Malaysia | 0.2% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 0.197% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0.163% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | British Virgin Islands | 0.136% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 0.113% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 165 | United States | 0.0932% | 2022 | North America |
| 166 | Bermuda | 0.0776% | 2022 | North America |
| 167 | Slovak Republic | 0.066% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Portugal | 0.059% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Greece | 0.05% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 0.05% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Austria | 0.0466% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Spain | 0.046% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Malta | 0.0375% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 174 | Australia | 0.035% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | Czechia | 0.0273% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Italy | 0.02% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 0.0173% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Belarus | 0.004% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Aruba | 0% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 180 | Andorra | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 181 | Belgium | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 182 | Bahrain | 0% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Germany | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 185 | Denmark | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Finland | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 187 | France | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 188 | Iceland | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 189 | Kuwait | 0% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 190 | Monaco | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 191 | Netherlands | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 192 | Norway | 0% | 2022 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 193 | New Zealand | 0% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 194 | Oman | 0% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 195 | Qatar | 0% | 2022 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 196 | Singapore | 0% | 2022 | East Asia & Pacific |
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