Population living in slums (% of urban population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS•% (share) of urban population•2000 → 2022•196 countries
Series quick facts
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
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
196 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Countries
196
Median
10.9%
Mean
22.5%
25th pctl
0.6%
75th pctl
44.2%
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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 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 42.27% | 2022 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 41.4% | 2022 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 41.13% | 2022 | |
| KenyaKEN | 40.5% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 40.06% | 2022 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 39.6% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 38.77% | 2022 | |
| TogoTGO | 38.46% | 2022 | |
| RwandaRWA | 38.35% | 2022 | |
| MalawiMWI | 37.97% | 2022 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 37.6% | 2022 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 37.08% | 2022 | |
| BurundiBDI | 36.75% | 2022 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 35.87% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 34.85% | 2022 | |
| SamoaWSM | 34.59% | 2022 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 33.92% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 33.49% | 2022 | |
| CameroonCMR | 32.67% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 32.5% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 31.5% | 2018 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 26.93% | 2012 | |
| ChinaCHN | 26.32% | 2022 | — |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 25.7% | 2022 | |
| LesothoLSO | 25.55% | 2022 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 24.2% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 23.4% | 2016 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 23.04% | 2022 | — |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 22.27% | 2022 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 21.6% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 19.5% | 2020 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 19.41% | 2022 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 17.88% | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | 17.6% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 17.01% | 2022 | |
| LibyaLBY | 16.58% | 2022 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 16.48% | 2022 | |
| PanamaPAN | 16.3% | 2022 | |
| SurinameSUR | 15.8% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 15.73% | 2022 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 15.1% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 14.9% | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 14.5% | 2022 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 14.13% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 13.25% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 11.3% | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 11.25% | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 11.04% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 10.85% | 2022 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 9.7% | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 9.4% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 8.77% | 2022 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 8.63% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 8.5% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 8.39% | 2022 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 8.38% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 7.64% | 2022 | |
| ChileCHL | 7.32% | 2022 | |
| HungaryHUN | 7.2% | 2016 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 7.1% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 7.08% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 6.5% | 2018 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 5.93% | 2022 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.52% | 2020 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 5.48% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 5.41% | 2019 | |
| LebanonLBN | 4.53% | 2022 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 4.5% | 2022 | |
| AustriaAUT | 4.4% | 2006 | |
| PolandPOL | 4.22% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 3.84% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 3.55% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 3.06% | 2022 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 2.89% | 2022 | — |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 2.76% | 2022 | — |
| AlbaniaALB | 2.7% | 2022 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 2.65% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.62% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 2.52% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 2.44% | 2022 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 2.38% | 2022 | |
| JapanJPN | 2% | 2022 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 2% | 2019 | — |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.95% | 2022 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.5% | 2022 | — |
| SerbiaSRB | 1.42% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.3% | 2022 | |
| UkraineUKR | 1.1% | 2018 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.1% | 2022 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 1.1% | 2022 | — |
| JamaicaJAM | 0.88% | 2022 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0.79% | 2022 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0.63% | 2022 | — |
| PalauPLW | 0.62% | 2022 | |
| NauruNRU | 0.6% | 2022 | |
| LatviaLVA | 0.59% | 2022 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.55% | 2022 | — |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 0.55% | 2022 | — |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.53% | 2022 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.53% | 2022 | — |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.51% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.44% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 0.35% | 2022 | |
| SwedenSWE | 0.34% | 2022 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.31% | 2022 | |
| TongaTON | 0.31% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0.28% | 2022 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.27% | 2022 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 0.25% | 2022 | — |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.23% | 2020 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 0.2% | 2022 | — |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.2% | 2020 | — |
| BulgariaBGR | 0.2% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 0.16% | 2022 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 0.14% | 2022 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.1% | 2010 | |
| United StatesUSA | 0.09% | 2022 | |
| BermudaBMU | 0.08% | 2022 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.07% | 2022 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.06% | 2022 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0.05% | 2020 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0.05% | 2016 | — |
| SpainESP | 0.05% | 2022 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.04% | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.04% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.02% | 2022 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0.02% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2019 | |
| ArubaABW | 0% | 2022 | |
| AndorraAND | 0% | 2022 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 0% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0% | 2018 | — |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 0% | 2022 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0% | 2022 | |
| FinlandFIN | 0% | 2022 | |
| FranceFRA | 0% | 2022 | |
| IcelandISL | 0% | 2022 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0% | 2022 | |
| MonacoMCO | 0% | 2022 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 0% | 2022 | |
| NorwayNOR | 0% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 0% | 2022 | |
| OmanOMN | 0% | 2022 | |
| QatarQAT | 0% | 2022 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0% | 2022 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)