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

In 2019, India leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) with 5. Thailand follows at 2, and the gap between the top two positions is 3. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Latest available year 2022 2020 2019 2018 2016 2014

Ranking leaders

0.01.42.74.15.4IndiaIndia: 55.4ThailandThailand: 22.0BelarusBelarus: 00.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 India 5
2 Thailand 2
3 Belarus 0

Analytical takeaways

  • India leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2019, with a lead of 3 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 3 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Belarus at 0.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.