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

In 2016, South Sudan leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) with 94. Chad follows at 83, and the gap between the top two positions is 12. 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: 8382.6Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 7777.0SudanSudan: 7473.7MadagascarMadagascar: 7272.2AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7272.1NigerNiger: 7070.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.9BeninBenin: 6968.7ComorosComoros: 6968.6Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 6868.0EthiopiaEthiopia: 6767.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 South Sudan 94
2 Chad 83
3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 77
4 Sudan 74
5 Madagascar 72
6 Afghanistan 72
7 Niger 70
8 Central African Republic 69
9 Benin 69
10 Comoros 69
11 Guinea-Bissau 68
12 Ethiopia 67
13 Liberia 66
14 Equatorial Guinea 63
15 Mozambique 62
16 Uganda 59
17 Pakistan 59
18 Mauritania 58
19 Djibouti 57
20 Eritrea 57
21 Mauritius 57
22 Seychelles 57
23 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 57
24 Angola 56
25 Sierra Leone 56
26 Myanmar 55
27 Cote d'Ivoire 55
28 Nigeria 54
29 Malawi 53
30 Bangladesh 53
31 Sao Tome and Principe 53
32 Bhutan 51
33 Iran, Islamic Rep. 51
34 Sri Lanka 51
35 Cabo Verde 51
36 Zambia 51
37 Haiti 51
38 Kenya 51
39 Mali 50
40 Guinea 47
41 Congo, Rep. 47
42 Tanzania 47
43 Iraq 46
44 Peru 46
45 Burundi 45
46 Gabon 44
47 Yemen, Rep. 44
48 Rwanda 44
49 Togo 43
50 Nepal 43

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2016, with a lead of 12 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Ethiopia at 67.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.