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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.

Year archive

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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
151 Australia 0
152 Malta 0
153 Italy 0
154 Luxembourg 0
155 Andorra 0
156 Aruba 0
157 Belgium 0
158 Denmark 0
159 Finland 0
160 France 0
161 Germany 0
162 Iceland 0
163 Kuwait 0
164 Monaco 0
165 Netherlands 0
166 New Zealand 0
167 Norway 0
168 Qatar 0
169 Singapore 0
170 Switzerland 0

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.