Population living in slums (% of urban population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS•% (share) of urban population•2000 → 2022•196 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
196
Frequency
yearly
Range
2000 \u2192 2022
Latest
2022
Population living in slums (% of urban population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0.08%
0.08% – 1.04%
1.04% – 6.26%
6.26% – 17.26%
17.26% – 39.01%
39.01% – 51.12%
> 51.12%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Countries
50
Median
54.9%
Mean
58.6%
25th pctl
48.5%
75th pctl
65.7%
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Compare trends
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
MaliBurkina FasoChad
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| South SudanSSD | 94.2% | 2022 | |
| MaliMLI | 92.5% | 2022 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 87.88% | 2022 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 82.39% | 2022 | |
| ChadTCD | 82% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 78.36% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 75.34% | 2022 | |
| SudanSDN | 73.7% | 2022 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 71.59% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 70.44% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 70.09% | 2022 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 68.91% | 2022 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 65.72% | 2022 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 64.69% | 2022 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 64.31% | 2022 | |
| BeninBEN | 64.01% | 2022 | |
| AngolaAGO | 62.7% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 60.48% | 2022 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 59% | 2022 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 58.56% | 2022 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 58.28% | 2022 | |
| EcuadorECU | 57.8% | 2022 | |
| PakistanPAK | 55.97% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 54.96% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 54.88% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 54.84% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 52.68% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 51.51% | 2022 | |
| HaitiHTI | 51.06% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 50.9% | 2022 | |
| IraqIRQ | 49.34% | 2022 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 49.28% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 48.69% | 2022 | |
| EritreaERI | 48.69% | 2022 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 48.69% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 48.69% | 2022 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 48.69% | 2022 | |
| ComorosCOM | 48.5% | 2022 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 48.5% | 2022 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 48.26% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 48.26% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 46.63% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 46.41% | 2022 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 46.41% | 2022 | |
| PeruPER | 45.06% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 44.69% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 44.69% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 44.69% | 2022 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 44.2% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 43.96% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)