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

In 2020, 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.: 7878.4SudanSudan: 7473.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7373.3NigerNiger: 7070.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.9ComorosComoros: 6968.6BeninBenin: 6867.9MadagascarMadagascar: 6767.4Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 6564.9EthiopiaEthiopia: 6464.3

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 Central African Republic 69
8 Comoros 69
9 Benin 68
10 Madagascar 67
11 Equatorial Guinea 65
12 Ethiopia 64
13 Liberia 64
14 Angola 63
15 Guinea-Bissau 61
16 Myanmar 58
17 Mauritania 56
18 Pakistan 56
19 Mozambique 55
20 Uganda 54
21 Cote d'Ivoire 53
22 Sao Tome and Principe 53
23 Djibouti 52
24 Eritrea 52
25 Mauritius 52
26 Seychelles 52
27 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 52
28 Bangladesh 52
29 Kenya 51
30 Sierra Leone 51
31 Bhutan 50
32 Iran, Islamic Rep. 50
33 Sri Lanka 50
34 Malawi 50
35 Iraq 49
36 Guinea 49
37 Nigeria 49
38 Haiti 49
39 Zambia 48
40 Cabo Verde 47
41 Gabon 44
42 Yemen, Rep. 44
43 Congo, Rep. 44
44 Peru 44
45 Mali 42
46 Namibia 41
47 Tanzania 41
48 Nepal 40
49 Cambodia 40
50 Botswana 40

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2020, 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 64.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.