Share of urban population living in slums by country
Countries reporting
185
Highest
94.2
South Sudan
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
15.73
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,632
What the numbers show
Share of urban population living in slums is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 94.2 in South Sudan; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.73, and the mean is 24.22.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 131 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 380.0%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 100.0%).
Share of urban population living in slums: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 94.2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | Mali | 92.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 87.88 | 2022 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 5 | Chad | 82 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 6 | Congo | 75.34 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Sudan | 73.7 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 72.4 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 70.7 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 68.91 | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 67.2 | 2010 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 66.7 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 13 | Madagascar | 64.6 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 14 | Niger | 64 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 63.1 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 59 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 17 | Liberia | 58.7 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 18 | Myanmar | 58.28 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 57.8 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Mozambique | 57.6 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 20 | Mauritania | 57.6 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.17 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 23 | Angola | 56.2 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 24 | Pakistan | 56 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 54.88 | 2022 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 52.7 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 51.51 | 2022 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 28 | Nauru | 51.3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Haiti | 51.1 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 30 | Tuvalu | 50.9 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Iraq | 49.3 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 48.5 | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Djibouti | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Eritrea | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Mauritius | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Somalia | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Seychelles | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Mayotte | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 33 | Reunion | 48.34 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.4 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 41 | Comoros | 47 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 42 | Bolivia | 46.63 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 44.7 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 43 | Saint Helena | 44.7 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 44.25 | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 46 | Yemen | 44.2 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 44 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Zambia | 43.4 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 42.59 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 50 | Bhutan | 42.28 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 50 | Iran | 42.28 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Namibia | 41.4 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Kenya | 40.5 | 2022 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 54 | Botswana | 39.6 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 55 | Cambodia | 38.9 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 38.46 | 2022 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 57 | Rwanda | 38.35 | 2022 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 58 | Malawi | 38 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 59 | Gabon | 37.9 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 37.7 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 61 | Guatemala | 37.6 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 62 | Gambia | 37.08 | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 63 | Syria | 36.98 | 2024 | up 53.2% | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 36.8 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 35.87 | 2022 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 66 | Maldives | 34.84 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 67 | Samoa | 34.59 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | East Timor | 33.92 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 69 | Ghana | 33.49 | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 70 | Cameroon | 32.7 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 71 | Vietnam | 32.5 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 72 | Honduras | 31.54 | 2014 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 73 | Lesotho | 30.4 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 74 | Tanzania | 29.6 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 27.7 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 26.93 | 2008 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 77 | Venezuela | 26.41 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | China | 26.32 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 79 | North Korea | 23.04 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 22.05 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 20.8 | 2020 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 82 | Palestine | 19.5 | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 83 | Indonesia | 19.41 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 84 | Brunei | 18.08 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 85 | Mongolia | 17.88 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Laos | 17.2 | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 87 | Libya | 16.59 | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 87 | Western Sahara | 16.59 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 89 | El Salvador | 16.48 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 16.3 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 91 | Suriname | 15.8 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 15.75 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 93 | Belize | 15.73 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Eswatini | 15.5 | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 15.1 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 96 | Brazil | 14.9 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Argentina | 14.5 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 98 | Turkey | 14.13 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 99 | Iceland | 14.1 | 2018 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 12.1 | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 11.3 | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 11.3 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 11.25 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 11 | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Morocco | 10.85 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 106 | Mexico | 10.7 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 107 | South Africa | 10.5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 108 | Chile | 10 | 2022 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 9.7 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 110 | Fiji | 9.4 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | Montenegro | 8.77 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 113 | Ireland | 8.5 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 8.39 | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 115 | Hungary | 7.2 | 2016 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 115 | Tunisia | 7.2 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 7.1 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 118 | Moldova | 6.5 | 2018 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3 | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 5.57 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 121 | Kiribati | 4.53 | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 121 | Lebanon | 4.53 | 2022 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 123 | South Korea | 4.5 | 2022 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.04 | 2014 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 125 | Egypt | 3.84 | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 3.55 | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 127 | Vanuatu | 3.16 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.76 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 2.58 | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 2.55 | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 2.49 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 132 | Poland | 2.18 | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Japan | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Canada | 1.6 | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Romania | 1.59 | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 136 | Marshall Islands | 1.54 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 137 | Anguilla | 1.45 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 138 | Serbia | 1.4 | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Uruguay | 1.3 | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 1.1 | 2018 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 140 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Greece | 1.07 | 2012 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.05 | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.89 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 145 | Jamaica | 0.86 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 146 | American Samoa | 0.78 | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 147 | Latvia | 0.75 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 148 | Guam | 0.64 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 149 | Palau | 0.61 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 150 | Russia | 0.6 | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovenia | 0.53 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 152 | Cook Islands | 0.48 | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Martinique | 0.46 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 154 | Sweden | 0.37 | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 0.34 | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 0.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 0.31 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 157 | Lithuania | 0.31 | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 0.24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 0.23 | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0.19 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Estonia | 0.16 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 0.16 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Tonga | 0.14 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 0.11 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 166 | Spain | 0.09 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | North Macedonia | 0.08 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 167 | United States | 0.08 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 169 | Slovakia | 0.07 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 170 | Bermuda | 0.06 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 170 | Croatia | 0.06 | 2024 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 170 | Turkmenistan | 0.06 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 173 | Austria | 0.05 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Australia | 0.04 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.04 | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.03 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Italy | 0.02 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 0.02 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Portugal | 0.01 | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Czechia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 180 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |