demographic2024
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.3%
Median: 10.9%
Countries Covered
205
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
94.2%
Lowest
Belgium
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan94.2%
2Mali92.5%
3Burkina Faso87.9%
4Sao Tome and Principe82.4%
5Chad82.0%
By Region
Africa33.5%(9 countries)
Other28.1%(125 countries)
South America21.8%(7 countries)
Asia20.1%(26 countries)
North America14.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (94.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.3%)
Africa (9)
Other (125)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 94.2% |
| 2 | Mali | 92.5% |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 87.9% |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% |
| 5 | Chad | 82.0% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.4% |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 75.3% |
| 8 | Sudan | 73.7% |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 71.6% |
| 10 | Niger | 70.4% |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 70.1% |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 68.9% |
| 13 | Madagascar | 65.7% |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 64.3% |
| 16 | Benin | 64.0% |
| 17 | Angola | 62.7% |
| 18 | Liberia | 60.5% |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% |
| 20 | Mauritania | 58.6% |
| 21 | Myanmar | 58.3% |
| 22 | Ecuador | 57.8% |
| 23 | Pakistan | 56.0% |
| 24 | Mozambique | 55.0% |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 54.9% |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.8% |
| 27 | Uganda | 52.7% |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 51.5% |
| 29 | Haiti | 51.1% |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 50.9% |
| 31 | Iraq | 49.3% |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 49.3% |
| 33 | Mayotte | 48.7% |
| 34 | Eritrea | 48.7% |
| 35 | Djibouti | 48.7% |
| 36 | Mauritius | 48.7% |
| 37 | Reunion | 48.7% |
| 38 | Seychelles | 48.7% |
| 39 | Somalia | 48.7% |
| 40 | Comoros | 48.5% |
| 41 | Nigeria | 48.5% |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.3% |
| 43 | Zambia | 48.3% |
| 44 | Bolivia | 46.6% |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 46.4% |
| 46 | Saint Helena | 46.4% |
| 47 | Senegal | 46.4% |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 44.7% |
| 49 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.7% |
| 50 | Bhutan | 44.7% |
| 51 | Peru | 44.6% |
| 52 | Yemen | 44.2% |
| 53 | Guinea | 44.0% |
| 54 | Cambodia | 42.3% |
| 55 | Namibia | 41.4% |
| 56 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.1% |
| 57 | Kenya | 40.5% |
| 58 | Nepal | 40.1% |
| 59 | Botswana | 39.6% |
| 60 | Gabon | 38.8% |
| 61 | Togo | 38.5% |
| 62 | Rwanda | 38.4% |
| 63 | Malawi | 38.0% |
| 64 | Guatemala | 37.6% |
| 65 | Republic of The Gambia | 37.1% |
| 66 | Burundi | 36.8% |
| 67 | Philippines | 35.9% |
| 68 | Maldives | 34.9% |
| 69 | Samoa | 34.6% |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 33.9% |
| 71 | Ghana | 33.5% |
| 72 | Cameroon | 32.7% |
| 73 | Vietnam | 32.5% |
| 74 | Honduras | 31.5% |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 26.9% |
| 76 | People's Republic of China | 26.3% |
| 77 | Venezuela | 25.7% |
| 78 | Lesotho | 25.6% |
| 79 | South Africa | 24.2% |
| 80 | Jordan | 23.4% |
| 81 | North Korea | 23.0% |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 22.3% |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.6% |
| 84 | State of Palestine | 19.5% |
| 85 | Indonesia | 19.4% |
| 86 | Mongolia | 17.9% |
| 87 | Mexico | 17.6% |
| 88 | Eswatini | 17.0% |
| 89 | Libya | 16.6% |
| 90 | Western Sahara | 16.6% |
| 91 | El Salvador | 16.5% |
| 92 | Panama | 16.3% |
| 93 | Suriname | 15.8% |
| 94 | Belize | 15.7% |
| 95 | Paraguay | 15.1% |
| 96 | Brazil | 14.9% |
| 97 | Argentina | 14.5% |
| 98 | Türkiye | 14.1% |
| 99 | Algeria | 13.3% |
| 100 | Guyana | 11.3% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 11.3% |
| 102 | Cuba | 11.0% |
| 103 | Morocco | 10.9% |
| 104 | Chile | 10.0% |
| 105 | Colombia | 9.7% |
| 106 | Fiji | 9.4% |
| 107 | Montenegro | 8.8% |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.6% |
| 109 | Ireland | 8.5% |
| 110 | Armenia | 8.4% |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 8.4% |
| 112 | Tunisia | 7.6% |
| 113 | Hungary | 7.2% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% |
| 115 | Georgia | 7.1% |
| 116 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.5% |
| 117 | Kiribati | 5.9% |
| 118 | Nicaragua | 5.5% |
| 119 | Cayman Islands | 5.5% |
| 120 | India | 5.4% |
| 121 | Lebanon | 4.5% |
| 122 | South Korea | 4.5% |
| 123 | Poland | 4.2% |
| 124 | Egypt | 3.8% |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 3.6% |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 3.1% |
| 127 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.9% |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.7% |
| 130 | Russian Federation | 2.6% |
| 131 | Romania | 2.5% |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.4% |
| 133 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% |
| 134 | Japan | 2.0% |
| 135 | Thailand | 2.0% |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 2.0% |
| 137 | Hong Kong | 1.8% |
| 138 | French Polynesia | 1.5% |
| 139 | Anguilla | 1.5% |
| 140 | Serbia | 1.4% |
| 141 | Uruguay | 1.3% |
| 142 | Canada | 1.1% |
| 143 | Ukraine | 1.1% |
| 144 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.1% |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.9% |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% |
| 148 | Palau | 0.6% |
| 149 | Nauru | 0.6% |
| 150 | Latvia | 0.6% |
| 151 | Guam | 0.6% |
| 152 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% |
| 153 | Croatia | 0.5% |
| 154 | Slovenia | 0.5% |
| 155 | Lithuania | 0.5% |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% |
| 157 | Martinique | 0.4% |
| 158 | Estonia | 0.4% |
| 159 | Sweden | 0.3% |
| 160 | Tonga | 0.3% |
| 161 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% |
| 162 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3% |
| 163 | Cyprus | 0.3% |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 0.3% |
| 165 | Bulgaria | 0.2% |
| 166 | Malaysia | 0.2% |
| 167 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% |
| 168 | United Kingdom | 0.2% |
| 169 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.1% |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 171 | United States of America | 0.1% |
| 172 | Bermuda | 0.1% |
| 173 | Slovakia | 0.1% |
| 174 | Portugal | 0.1% |
| 175 | Spain | 0.1% |
| 176 | Tajikistan | 0.1% |
| 177 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 178 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 179 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 180 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 181 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 183 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 184 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 185 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 186 | France | 0.0% |
| 187 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 188 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 189 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 190 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 191 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 192 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 193 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 194 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 195 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 196 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 197 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 198 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 199 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 200 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 201 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 202 | Switzerland | 0.0% |
| 203 | Andorra | 0.0% |
| 204 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 205 | Belgium | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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