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Countries with the highest
Population living in slums (% of urban population)

In 2014, South Sudan leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) with 94. Chad follows at 84, and the gap between the top two positions is 11. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.023.647.170.794.2South SudanSouth Sudan: 9494.2ChadChad: 8483.7SudanSudan: 7978.7Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 7676.1MadagascarMadagascar: 7574.6Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 7271.6EthiopiaEthiopia: 7170.5NigerNiger: 7070.4AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7069.7BeninBenin: 6969.1Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.9ComorosComoros: 6968.6

Full table

#CountryValue
1 South Sudan 94
2 Chad 84
3 Sudan 79
4 Congo, Dem. Rep. 76
5 Madagascar 75
6 Guinea-Bissau 72
7 Ethiopia 71
8 Niger 70
9 Afghanistan 70
10 Benin 69
11 Central African Republic 69
12 Comoros 69
13 Liberia 67
14 Mozambique 65
15 Equatorial Guinea 62
16 Uganda 62
17 Mauritania 61
18 Pakistan 61
19 Djibouti 60
20 Eritrea 60
21 Mauritius 60
22 Seychelles 60
23 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 60
24 Sierra Leone 59
25 Malawi 57
26 Nigeria 57
27 Cote d'Ivoire 56
28 Sao Tome and Principe 55
29 Mali 55
30 Cabo Verde 54
31 Bangladesh 54
32 Congo, Rep. 54
33 Zambia 53
34 Kenya 52
35 Bhutan 52
36 Iran, Islamic Rep. 52
37 Sri Lanka 52
38 Haiti 52
39 Myanmar 52
40 Tanzania 52
41 Angola 50
42 Burundi 50
43 Peru 47
44 Rwanda 47
45 Bolivia 47
46 Togo 47
47 Guinea 47
48 Nepal 46
49 Yemen, Rep. 45
50 Cambodia 45

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2014, with a lead of 11 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Comoros at 69.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.