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Population living in urban slums

[%] · lower is better · 174 countries

INFORM (European Commission JRC and partners) (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2026
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  1. 1Iceland0
  2. 1Belgium0
  3. 1Switzerland0
  4. 1Germany0
  5. 1Denmark0
  6. 1Finland0
  7. 1France0
  8. 1Singapore0
  9. 1Qatar0
  10. 1Greece0
  11. 1Israel0
  12. 1Kuwait0
  13. 1Oman0
  14. 1New Zealand0
  15. 1Norway0
  16. 2Luxembourg0.02
  17. 3Italy0.02
  18. 4Czechia0.03
  19. 5Australia0.04
  20. 6Malta0.04
  21. 7Spain0.05
  22. 8Austria0.05
  23. 9Portugal0.06
  24. 10Slovak Republic0.07
  25. 11United States0.09
  26. 12United Arab Emirates0.11
  27. 13United Kingdom0.16
  28. 14Bulgaria0.2
  29. 15Cyprus0.27
  30. 16North Macedonia0.28
  31. 17Tonga0.31
  32. 18Bosnia and Herzegovina0.31
  33. 19Sweden0.34
  34. 20Estonia0.35
  35. 21St. Lucia0.44
  36. 22Lithuania0.51
  37. 23Slovenia0.53
  38. 23Croatia0.53
  39. 24Saudi Arabia0.55
  40. 25Latvia0.59
  41. 26Naoero0.6
  42. 27Palau0.62
  43. 28Kazakhstan0.79
  44. 29Jamaica0.88
  45. 30Canada1.1
  46. 31Uruguay1.3
  47. 32Serbia1.4
  48. 33Solomon Islands1.9
  49. 34Thailand2
  50. 34Japan2
  51. 35Marshall Islands2.4
  52. 36Kyrgyz Republic2.4
  53. 37Romania2.5
  54. 38Russian Federation2.6
  55. 39Antigua and Barbuda2.6
  56. 40Albania2.7
  57. 41St. Vincent and the Grenadines2.8
  58. 42Vanuatu3.1
  59. 43Costa Rica3.5
  60. 44Egypt, Arab Rep.3.8
  61. 45Poland4.2
  62. 46Korea, Rep.4.5
  63. 47Lebanon4.5
  64. 48Kiribati5.9
  65. 49Georgia7.1
  66. 50Uzbekistan7.1
  67. 51Tunisia7.6
  68. 52Turkmenistan8.4
  69. 53Armenia8.4
  70. 54Ireland8.5
  71. 55Trinidad and Tobago8.6
  72. 56Montenegro8.8
  73. 57Fiji9.4
  74. 58Colombia9.7
  75. 59Chile10
  76. 60Morocco10.9
  77. 61Cuba11
  78. 62Dominican Republic11.2
  79. 63Guyana11.3
  80. 64Algeria13.2
  81. 65Argentina14.5
  82. 66Brazil14.9
  83. 67Paraguay15.1
  84. 68Belize15.7
  85. 69Suriname15.8
  86. 70Panama16.3
  87. 71El Salvador16.5
  88. 72Libya16.6
  89. 73Jordan16.7
  90. 74Eswatini17
  91. 75Tajikistan17.1
  92. 76Mexico17.6
  93. 77Mongolia17.9
  94. 78Indonesia19.4
  95. 79West Bank and Gaza19.5
  96. 80Malaysia21.6
  97. 80Brunei Darussalam21.6
  98. 81Papua New Guinea22.3
  99. 82Korea, Dem. People's Rep.23
  100. 83South Africa24.2
  101. 84Lesotho25.6
  102. 85Venezuela, RB25.7
  103. 86China26.3
  104. 87Viet Nam32.5
  105. 88Cameroon32.7
  106. 89Ghana33.5
  107. 90Timor-Leste33.9
  108. 91Samoa34.6
  109. 92Maldives34.8
  110. 93Philippines35.9
  111. 94Burundi36.8
  112. 95Gambia, The37.1
  113. 96Guatemala37.6
  114. 97Malawi38
  115. 98Rwanda38.3
  116. 99Togo38.5
  117. 100Gabon38.8
  118. 101Botswana39.6
  119. 102Nepal40.1
  120. 103Kenya40.5
  121. 104Syrian Arab Republic41.1
  122. 105Namibia41.4
  123. 106India41.4
  124. 107Cambodia42.3
  125. 108Guinea44
  126. 109Yemen, Rep.44.2
  127. 110Peru44.6
  128. 111Bhutan44.7
  129. 111Iran, Islamic Rep.44.7
  130. 111Sri Lanka44.7
  131. 112Cabo Verde46.4
  132. 113Senegal46.4
  133. 114Bolivia46.6
  134. 115Zambia48.3
  135. 116Cote d'Ivoire48.3
  136. 117Nigeria48.5
  137. 118Comoros48.5
  138. 119Eritrea48.7
  139. 119Mauritius48.7
  140. 119Somalia, Fed. Rep.48.7
  141. 119Djibouti48.7
  142. 119Seychelles48.7
  143. 120Sierra Leone49.3
  144. 121Iraq49.3
  145. 122Tuvalu50.9
  146. 123Haiti51.1
  147. 124Bangladesh51.5
  148. 125Uganda52.7
  149. 126Lao PDR54.8
  150. 127Zimbabwe54.9
  151. 128Mozambique55
  152. 129Pakistan56
  153. 130Ecuador57.8
  154. 131Myanmar58.3
  155. 132Mauritania58.6
  156. 133Guinea-Bissau59
  157. 134Liberia60.5
  158. 135Angola62.7
  159. 136Benin64
  160. 137Ethiopia64.3
  161. 138Equatorial Guinea64.7
  162. 139Madagascar65.7
  163. 140Central African Republic68.9
  164. 141Tanzania70.1
  165. 142Niger70.4
  166. 143Afghanistan71.6
  167. 144Sudan73.7
  168. 145Congo, Rep.75.3
  169. 146Congo, Dem. Rep.78.4
  170. 147Chad82
  171. 148Sao Tome and Principe82.4
  172. 149Burkina Faso87.9
  173. 150Mali92.5
  174. 151South Sudan94.2

Population living in urban slums