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

In 2018, South Sudan leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) with 94. Chad follows at 82, 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: 8282.0Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 7877.9SudanSudan: 7473.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7373.3NigerNiger: 7070.4MadagascarMadagascar: 7069.8Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.9ComorosComoros: 6968.6BeninBenin: 6868.3Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 6564.7Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 6464.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 South Sudan 94
2 Chad 82
3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 78
4 Sudan 74
5 Afghanistan 73
6 Niger 70
7 Madagascar 70
8 Central African Republic 69
9 Comoros 69
10 Benin 68
11 Equatorial Guinea 65
12 Guinea-Bissau 64
13 Ethiopia 64
14 Liberia 64
15 Angola 63
16 Mozambique 58
17 Myanmar 58
18 Pakistan 57
19 Uganda 57
20 Mauritania 56
21 Sierra Leone 53
22 Djibouti 53
23 Eritrea 53
24 Mauritius 53
25 Seychelles 53
26 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 53
27 Cote d'Ivoire 53
28 Sao Tome and Principe 53
29 Bangladesh 53
30 Nigeria 51
31 Kenya 51
32 Bhutan 51
33 Iran, Islamic Rep. 51
34 Sri Lanka 51
35 Zambia 50
36 Malawi 50
37 Haiti 50
38 Cabo Verde 49
39 Guinea 48
40 Iraq 48
41 Mali 46
42 Gabon 44
43 Peru 44
44 Yemen, Rep. 44
45 Congo, Rep. 44
46 Tanzania 43
47 Namibia 41
48 Gambia, The 41
49 Nepal 40
50 Rwanda 40

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2018, 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 Guinea-Bissau at 64.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.