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

In 2022, South Sudan leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) with 94. Mali follows at 92, and the gap between the top two positions is 2. 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: 9494.2MaliMali: 9292.5Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 8887.9Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe: 8282.4ChadChad: 8282.0Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 7878.4Congo, Rep.Congo, Rep.: 7575.3SudanSudan: 7473.7AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7271.6NigerNiger: 7070.4TanzaniaTanzania: 7070.1Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 6968.9

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Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan leads the global ranking for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2022, with a lead of 2 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Central African Republic at 69.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.