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Share of urban population living in slums (UN-Habitat definition)

Name: Share of urban population living in slums (UN-Habitat definition)
Creator: World Bank (data compiled from UN‑Habitat)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, cities, housing, slums, urbanization, SDG11, inequality, basic services

Percent of a country’s urban population living in slums, based on UN‑Habitat/World Bank estimates (latest year available, mostly 2019–2022).

Source: World Bank (data compiled from UN‑Habitat)•167 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

22.4%

Median: 13.1%

Countries Covered

167

with available data

Highest

Mali

77.5%

Lowest

Belize

0.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Mali77.5%

2Sierra Leone77.4%

3Madagascar77.3%

4Eritrea76.5%

5Democratic Republic of the Congo76.0%

By Region

Africa40.5%(9 countries)

Other32.4%(88 countries)

Asia15.0%(25 countries)

North America11.4%(4 countries)

South America11.4%(7 countries)

Key Findings

•Slum prevalence remains high in many Sub‑Saharan African and some South Asian countries, often exceeding 50% of the urban population.
•Many high‑income countries report near‑zero slum shares, underscoring global inequality in housing quality and basic services.
•Several rapidly urbanizing countries show substantial slum shares despite economic growth, highlighting the lag between urban expansion and infrastructure provision.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (95.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.4%)

Africa (9)

Other (88)

Asia (25)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the share of a country’s urban population living in slum households, using UN‑Habitat’s operational definition (inadequate access to improved water, sanitation, sufficient living area, durable housing, and/or secure tenure). It highlights housing quality and basic service access in rapidly growing cities.

The indicator is widely used to track progress on urban inclusion and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). Comparisons across countries are informative, but users should note that measurement can be affected by household survey frequency, differences in tenure documentation, and the challenges of capturing informal settlements in fast-changing urban areas.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Mali	77.5%
2	Sierra Leone	77.4%
3	Madagascar	77.3%
4	Eritrea	76.5%
5	Democratic Republic of the Congo	76.0%
6	Djibouti	73.6%
7	Liberia	72.4%
8	Haiti	72.3%
9	Somalia	71.9%
10	Guinea	69.6%
11	Niger	69.2%
12	Burkina Faso	66.2%
13	Malawi	65.5%
14	Burundi	64.1%
15	South Sudan	63.0%
16	Chad	62.8%
17	Mozambique	62.1%
18	Ethiopia	59.1%
19	Republic of The Gambia	58.1%
20	Cambodia	57.8%
21	Senegal	57.7%
22	Benin	57.5%
23	Zambia	56.3%
24	Bangladesh	55.8%
25	Algeria	54.7%
26	Angola	54.6%
27	Comoros	53.9%
28	Rwanda	53.4%
29	Uganda	53.3%
30	Kenya	53.0%
31	Timor-Leste	51.1%
32	Sudan	51.0%
33	Nigeria	50.2%
34	Republic of the Congo	49.8%
35	Cote d'Ivoire	49.8%
36	Papua New Guinea	49.6%
37	United Republic of Tanzania	49.3%
38	Cameroon	48.0%
39	Solomon Islands	47.3%
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	46.8%
41	Pakistan	46.6%
42	Yemen	44.8%
43	Myanmar	43.2%
44	Philippines	43.2%
45	Zimbabwe	39.2%
46	Maldives	38.9%
47	Lao People's Democratic Republic	38.3%
48	Ghana	37.9%
49	Bolivia	37.4%
50	Guyana	35.2%
51	Lesotho	34.9%
52	Gabon	34.8%
53	Guatemala	34.2%
54	Togo	33.8%
55	Namibia	32.3%
56	Sri Lanka	29.9%
57	Ecuador	27.8%
58	Mongolia	27.5%
59	Tajikistan	26.8%
60	South Africa	25.6%
61	Bulgaria	25.1%
62	Albania	24.9%
63	India	24.7%
64	New Caledonia	24.7%
65	Thailand	24.6%
66	People's Republic of China	24.2%
67	Brazil	22.9%
68	Cape Verde	20.7%
69	Honduras	18.6%
70	Vanuatu	18.4%
71	Syrian Arab Republic	18.4%
72	Indonesia	18.0%
73	Suriname	17.8%
74	Nicaragua	17.7%
75	Egypt	16.2%
76	Eswatini	15.4%
77	Venezuela	15.3%
78	Dominican Republic	15.2%
79	Peru	14.3%
80	Mauritania	14.2%
81	Nepal	14.1%
82	Samoa	13.8%
83	Colombia	13.1%
84	Morocco	13.1%
85	Uzbekistan	13.1%
86	Jordan	13.0%
87	Vietnam	12.8%
88	Jamaica	11.8%
89	Panama	11.4%
90	El Salvador	11.1%
91	Mexico	11.1%
92	Iraq	10.4%
93	Lebanon	10.1%
94	Guinea-Bissau	9.3%
95	Afghanistan	8.6%
96	Islamic Republic of Iran	7.4%
97	Mauritius	7.1%
98	Türkiye	5.5%
99	Trinidad and Tobago	3.4%
100	Tunisia	3.2%
101	Botswana	3.1%
102	Costa Rica	2.6%
103	Paraguay	2.2%
104	Libya	2.1%
105	Argentina	0.9%
106	Malaysia	0.8%
107	Kyrgyzstan	0.5%
108	Chile	0.4%
109	Georgia	0.4%
110	Armenia	0.4%
111	Moldova, Republic of	0.3%
112	Romania	0.3%
113	Canada	0.2%
114	Croatia	0.2%
115	Faroe Islands	0.2%
116	State of Palestine	0.2%
117	Hungary	0.2%
118	Kazakhstan	0.2%
119	Latvia	0.2%
120	Montenegro	0.2%
121	Poland	0.2%
122	Serbia	0.2%
123	Ukraine	0.2%
124	Uruguay	0.2%
125	Austria	0.2%
126	Belarus	0.1%
127	Central African Republic	0.1%
128	Cuba	0.1%
129	Cyprus	0.1%
130	Czech Republic	0.1%
131	Estonia	0.1%
132	France	0.1%
133	Greece	0.1%
134	Ireland	0.1%
135	Israel	0.1%
136	Italy	0.1%
137	North Korea	0.1%
138	Lithuania	0.1%
139	Portugal	0.1%
140	Russian Federation	0.1%
141	Slovakia	0.1%
142	Slovenia	0.1%
143	Spain	0.1%
144	United Kingdom	0.1%
145	United States of America	0.1%
146	Denmark	0.0%
147	Fiji	0.0%
148	Finland	0.0%
149	Germany	0.0%
150	Iceland	0.0%
151	Japan	0.0%
152	South Korea	0.0%
153	Kuwait	0.0%
154	Luxembourg	0.0%
155	Oman	0.0%
156	Netherlands	0.0%
157	New Zealand	0.0%
158	Norway	0.0%
159	Qatar	0.0%
160	Saudi Arabia	0.0%
161	Singapore	0.0%
162	Sweden	0.0%
163	Switzerland	0.0%
164	United Arab Emirates	0.0%
165	Australia	0.0%
166	Belgium	0.0%
167	Belize	0.0%

Showing 167 of 167 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #cities #housing #slums #urbanization #SDG11 #inequality #basic services

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank (data compiled from UN‑Habitat) (2020).

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