demographic2022
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.5% (share) of urban population
Median: 10.9% (share) of urban population
Countries Covered
196
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
94.2% (share) of urban population
Lowest
Belgium
0.0% (share) of urban population
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan94.2% (share) of urban population
2Mali92.5% (share) of urban population
3Burkina Faso87.9% (share) of urban population
4Sao Tome and Principe82.4% (share) of urban population
5Chad82.0% (share) of urban population
By Region
Africa33.5% (share) of urban population(9 countries)
Other28.5% (share) of urban population(118 countries)
Asia21.6% (share) of urban population(24 countries)
South America21.5% (share) of urban population(7 countries)
North America14.1% (share) of urban population(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% (share) of urban population)High (94.2% (share) of urban population)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.5% (share) of urban population)
Africa (9)
Other (118)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
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% (share) of urban population |
| 2 | Mali | 92.5% (share) of urban population |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 87.9% (share) of urban population |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% (share) of urban population |
| 5 | Chad | 82.0% (share) of urban population |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.4% (share) of urban population |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 75.3% (share) of urban population |
| 8 | Sudan | 73.7% (share) of urban population |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 71.6% (share) of urban population |
| 10 | Niger | 70.4% (share) of urban population |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 70.1% (share) of urban population |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 68.9% (share) of urban population |
| 13 | Madagascar | 65.7% (share) of urban population |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.7% (share) of urban population |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 64.3% (share) of urban population |
| 16 | Benin | 64.0% (share) of urban population |
| 17 | Angola | 62.7% (share) of urban population |
| 18 | Liberia | 60.5% (share) of urban population |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% (share) of urban population |
| 20 | Mauritania | 58.6% (share) of urban population |
| 21 | Myanmar | 58.3% (share) of urban population |
| 22 | Ecuador | 57.8% (share) of urban population |
| 23 | Pakistan | 56.0% (share) of urban population |
| 24 | Mozambique | 55.0% (share) of urban population |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 54.9% (share) of urban population |
| 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.8% (share) of urban population |
| 27 | Uganda | 52.7% (share) of urban population |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 51.5% (share) of urban population |
| 29 | Haiti | 51.1% (share) of urban population |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 50.9% (share) of urban population |
| 31 | Iraq | 49.3% (share) of urban population |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 49.3% (share) of urban population |
| 33 | Eritrea | 48.7% (share) of urban population |
| 34 | Djibouti | 48.7% (share) of urban population |
| 35 | Mauritius | 48.7% (share) of urban population |
| 36 | Seychelles | 48.7% (share) of urban population |
| 37 | Somalia | 48.7% (share) of urban population |
| 38 | Comoros | 48.5% (share) of urban population |
| 39 | Nigeria | 48.5% (share) of urban population |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.3% (share) of urban population |
| 41 | Zambia | 48.3% (share) of urban population |
| 42 | Bolivia | 46.6% (share) of urban population |
| 43 | Senegal | 46.4% (share) of urban population |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 46.4% (share) of urban population |
| 45 | Peru | 45.1% (share) of urban population |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 44.7% (share) of urban population |
| 47 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 44.7% (share) of urban population |
| 48 | Bhutan | 44.7% (share) of urban population |
| 49 | Yemen | 44.2% (share) of urban population |
| 50 | Guinea | 44.0% (share) of urban population |
| 51 | Cambodia | 42.3% (share) of urban population |
| 52 | Namibia | 41.4% (share) of urban population |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.1% (share) of urban population |
| 54 | Kenya | 40.5% (share) of urban population |
| 55 | Nepal | 40.1% (share) of urban population |
| 56 | Botswana | 39.6% (share) of urban population |
| 57 | Gabon | 38.8% (share) of urban population |
| 58 | Togo | 38.5% (share) of urban population |
| 59 | Rwanda | 38.3% (share) of urban population |
| 60 | Malawi | 38.0% (share) of urban population |
| 61 | Guatemala | 37.6% (share) of urban population |
| 62 | Republic of The Gambia | 37.1% (share) of urban population |
| 63 | Burundi | 36.8% (share) of urban population |
| 64 | Philippines | 35.9% (share) of urban population |
| 65 | Maldives | 34.8% (share) of urban population |
| 66 | Samoa | 34.6% (share) of urban population |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 33.9% (share) of urban population |
| 68 | Ghana | 33.5% (share) of urban population |
| 69 | Cameroon | 32.7% (share) of urban population |
| 70 | Vietnam | 32.5% (share) of urban population |
| 71 | Honduras | 31.5% (share) of urban population |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 26.9% (share) of urban population |
| 73 | People's Republic of China | 26.3% (share) of urban population |
| 74 | Venezuela | 25.7% (share) of urban population |
| 75 | Lesotho | 25.6% (share) of urban population |
| 76 | South Africa | 24.2% (share) of urban population |
| 77 | Jordan | 23.4% (share) of urban population |
| 78 | North Korea | 23.0% (share) of urban population |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 22.3% (share) of urban population |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.6% (share) of urban population |
| 81 | State of Palestine | 19.5% (share) of urban population |
| 82 | Indonesia | 19.4% (share) of urban population |
| 83 | Mongolia | 17.9% (share) of urban population |
| 84 | Mexico | 17.6% (share) of urban population |
| 85 | Eswatini | 17.0% (share) of urban population |
| 86 | Libya | 16.6% (share) of urban population |
| 87 | El Salvador | 16.5% (share) of urban population |
| 88 | Panama | 16.3% (share) of urban population |
| 89 | Suriname | 15.8% (share) of urban population |
| 90 | Belize | 15.7% (share) of urban population |
| 91 | Paraguay | 15.1% (share) of urban population |
| 92 | Brazil | 14.9% (share) of urban population |
| 93 | Argentina | 14.5% (share) of urban population |
| 94 | Türkiye | 14.1% (share) of urban population |
| 95 | Algeria | 13.2% (share) of urban population |
| 96 | Guyana | 11.3% (share) of urban population |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 11.2% (share) of urban population |
| 98 | Cuba | 11.0% (share) of urban population |
| 99 | Morocco | 10.9% (share) of urban population |
| 100 | Colombia | 9.7% (share) of urban population |
| 101 | Fiji | 9.4% (share) of urban population |
| 102 | Montenegro | 8.8% (share) of urban population |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.6% (share) of urban population |
| 104 | Ireland | 8.5% (share) of urban population |
| 105 | Armenia | 8.4% (share) of urban population |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 8.4% (share) of urban population |
| 107 | Tunisia | 7.6% (share) of urban population |
| 108 | Chile | 7.3% (share) of urban population |
| 109 | Hungary | 7.2% (share) of urban population |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 7.1% (share) of urban population |
| 111 | Georgia | 7.1% (share) of urban population |
| 112 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.5% (share) of urban population |
| 113 | Kiribati | 5.9% (share) of urban population |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 5.5% (share) of urban population |
| 115 | Cayman Islands | 5.5% (share) of urban population |
| 116 | India | 5.4% (share) of urban population |
| 117 | Lebanon | 4.5% (share) of urban population |
| 118 | South Korea | 4.5% (share) of urban population |
| 119 | Poland | 4.2% (share) of urban population |
| 120 | Egypt | 3.8% (share) of urban population |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 3.5% (share) of urban population |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 3.1% (share) of urban population |
| 123 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.9% (share) of urban population |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% (share) of urban population |
| 125 | Albania | 2.7% (share) of urban population |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6% (share) of urban population |
| 127 | Russian Federation | 2.6% (share) of urban population |
| 128 | Romania | 2.5% (share) of urban population |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.4% (share) of urban population |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 2.4% (share) of urban population |
| 131 | Japan | 2.0% (share) of urban population |
| 132 | Thailand | 2.0% (share) of urban population |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 1.9% (share) of urban population |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 1.5% (share) of urban population |
| 135 | Serbia | 1.4% (share) of urban population |
| 136 | Uruguay | 1.3% (share) of urban population |
| 137 | Ukraine | 1.1% (share) of urban population |
| 138 | Canada | 1.1% (share) of urban population |
| 139 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1.1% (share) of urban population |
| 140 | Jamaica | 0.9% (share) of urban population |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% (share) of urban population |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 143 | Palau | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 144 | Nauru | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 145 | Latvia | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 146 | Guam | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% (share) of urban population |
| 148 | Croatia | 0.5% (share) of urban population |
| 149 | Slovenia | 0.5% (share) of urban population |
| 150 | Lithuania | 0.5% (share) of urban population |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% (share) of urban population |
| 152 | Estonia | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 153 | Sweden | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 155 | Tonga | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 157 | Cyprus | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 0.3% (share) of urban population |
| 159 | Malaysia | 0.2% (share) of urban population |
| 160 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.2% (share) of urban population |
| 161 | Bulgaria | 0.2% (share) of urban population |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0.2% (share) of urban population |
| 163 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 165 | United States of America | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 166 | Bermuda | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 167 | Slovakia | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 168 | Portugal | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 169 | Greece | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 0.1% (share) of urban population |
| 171 | Austria | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 172 | Spain | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 173 | Malta | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 174 | Australia | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 175 | Czech Republic | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 176 | Italy | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 178 | Belarus | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 179 | Denmark | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 180 | Finland | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 181 | France | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 182 | Germany | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 183 | Iceland | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 184 | Kuwait | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 185 | Monaco | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 186 | Oman | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 187 | Netherlands | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 188 | Aruba | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 189 | New Zealand | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 190 | Norway | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 191 | Qatar | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 192 | Singapore | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 193 | Switzerland | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 194 | Andorra | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 195 | Bahrain | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
| 196 | Belgium | 0.0% (share) of urban population |
Showing 196 of 196 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2022).
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