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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Population living in slums (% of urban population)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Afghanistan leads Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2022 at 72, while Qatar sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.017.935.853.771.6AfghanistanAfghanistan: 7271.6PakistanPakistan: 5656.0IraqIraq: 4949.3DjiboutiDjibouti: 4948.7Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 4544.7Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 4444.2Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 4141.1LibyaLibya: 1716.6AlgeriaAlgeria: 1313.2MoroccoMorocco: 1110.9TunisiaTunisia: 87.6LebanonLebanon: 54.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 72
2 Pakistan 56
3 Iraq 49
4 Djibouti 49
5 Iran, Islamic Rep. 45
6 Yemen, Rep. 44
7 Syrian Arab Republic 41
8 Libya 17
9 Algeria 13
10 Morocco 11
11 Tunisia 8
12 Lebanon 5
13 Egypt, Arab Rep. 4
14 Saudi Arabia 1
15 United Arab Emirates 0
16 Malta 0
17 Kuwait 0
18 Oman 0
19 Qatar 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Population living in slums (% of urban population) in 2022, Afghanistan leads with a gap of 16 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 19 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Qatar at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.