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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
151 Malta 0
152 Australia 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 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.