What share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2012 to 2022.
Top-20 · % of urban population
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Sudan
|
94.2 | 2022 | 196 | |
| 2 |
Mali
|
92.5 | 2022 | 195 | |
| 3 |
Burkina Faso
|
87.9 | 2022 | 194 | |
| 4 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
82.4 | 2022 | 193 | |
| 5 |
Chad
|
82 | 2022 | 192 | |
| 6 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
78.4 | 2022 | 191 | |
| 7 |
Republic of the Congo
|
75.3 | 2022 | 190 | |
| 8 |
Sudan
|
73.7 | 2022 | 189 | |
| 9 |
Afghanistan
|
71.6 | 2022 | 188 | |
| 10 |
Niger
|
70.4 | 2022 | 187 | |
| 11 |
Tanzania
|
70.1 | 2022 | 186 | |
| 12 |
Central African Republic
|
68.9 | 2022 | 185 | |
| 13 |
Madagascar
|
65.7 | 2022 | 184 | |
| 14 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
64.7 | 2022 | 183 | |
| 15 |
Ethiopia
|
64.3 | 2022 | 182 | |
| 16 |
Benin
|
64 | 2022 | 181 | |
| 17 |
Angola
|
62.7 | 2022 | 180 | |
| 18 |
Liberia
|
60.5 | 2022 | 179 | |
| 19 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
59 | 2022 | 178 | |
| 20 |
Mauritania
|
58.6 | 2022 | 177 | |
| 21 |
Myanmar
|
58.3 | 2022 | 176 | |
| 22 |
Ecuador
|
57.8 | 2022 | 175 | |
| 23 |
Pakistan
|
56 | 2022 | 174 | |
| 24 |
Mozambique
|
55 | 2022 | 173 | |
| 25 |
Zimbabwe
|
54.9 | 2022 | 172 | |
| 26 |
Laos
|
54.8 | 2022 | 171 | |
| 27 |
Uganda
|
52.7 | 2022 | 170 | |
| 28 |
Bangladesh
|
51.5 | 2022 | 169 | |
| 29 |
Haiti
|
51.1 | 2022 | 168 | |
| 30 |
Tuvalu
|
50.9 | 2022 | 167 | |
| 31 |
Iraq
|
49.3 | 2022 | 166 | |
| 32 |
Sierra Leone
|
49.3 | 2022 | 165 | |
| 33 |
Djibouti
|
48.7 | 2022 | 160 | |
| 34 |
Eritrea
|
48.7 | 2022 | 160 | |
| 35 |
Mauritius
|
48.7 | 2022 | 160 | |
| 36 |
Seychelles
|
48.7 | 2022 | 160 | |
| 37 |
Somalia
|
48.7 | 2022 | 160 | |
| 38 |
Comoros
|
48.5 | 2022 | 159 | |
| 39 |
Nigeria
|
48.5 | 2022 | 158 | |
| 40 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
48.3 | 2022 | 157 | |
| 41 |
Zambia
|
48.3 | 2022 | 156 | |
| 42 |
Bolivia
|
46.6 | 2022 | 155 | |
| 43 |
Senegal
|
46.4 | 2022 | 154 | |
| 44 |
Cabo Verde
|
46.4 | 2022 | 153 | |
| 45 |
Peru
|
45.1 | 2022 | 152 | |
| 46 |
Bhutan
|
44.7 | 2022 | 149 | |
| 47 |
Iran
|
44.7 | 2022 | 149 | |
| 48 |
Sri Lanka
|
44.7 | 2022 | 149 | |
| 49 |
Yemen
|
44.2 | 2022 | 148 | |
| 50 |
Guinea
|
44 | 2022 | 147 | |
| 51 |
Cambodia
|
42.3 | 2022 | 146 | |
| 52 |
Namibia
|
41.4 | 2022 | 145 | |
| 53 |
Syria
|
41.1 | 2022 | 144 | |
| 54 |
Kenya
|
40.5 | 2022 | 143 | |
| 55 |
Nepal
|
40.1 | 2022 | 142 | |
| 56 |
Botswana
|
39.6 | 2022 | 141 | |
| 57 |
Gabon
|
38.8 | 2022 | 140 | |
| 58 |
Togo
|
38.5 | 2022 | 139 | |
| 59 |
Rwanda
|
38.3 | 2022 | 138 | |
| 60 |
Malawi
|
38 | 2022 | 137 | |
| 61 |
Guatemala
|
37.6 | 2022 | 136 | |
| 62 |
Gambia
|
37.1 | 2022 | 135 | |
| 63 |
Burundi
|
36.8 | 2022 | 134 | |
| 64 |
Philippines
|
35.9 | 2022 | 133 | |
| 65 |
Maldives
|
34.8 | 2022 | 132 | |
| 66 |
Samoa
|
34.6 | 2022 | 131 | |
| 67 |
Timor-Leste
|
33.9 | 2022 | 130 | |
| 68 |
Ghana
|
33.5 | 2022 | 129 | |
| 69 |
Cameroon
|
32.7 | 2022 | 128 | |
| 70 |
Vietnam
|
32.5 | 2022 | 127 | |
| 71 |
Honduras
|
31.5 | 2018 | 126 | |
| 72 |
Azerbaijan
|
26.9 | 2012 | 125 | |
| 73 |
China
|
26.3 | 2022 | 124 | |
| 74 |
Venezuela
|
25.7 | 2022 | 123 | |
| 75 |
Lesotho
|
25.6 | 2022 | 122 | |
| 76 |
South Africa
|
24.2 | 2022 | 121 | |
| 77 |
Jordan
|
23.4 | 2016 | 120 | |
| 78 |
North Korea
|
23 | 2022 | 119 | |
| 79 |
Papua New Guinea
|
22.3 | 2022 | 118 | |
| 80 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
21.6 | 2022 | 117 | |
| 81 |
Palestine
|
19.5 | 2020 | 116 | |
| 82 |
Indonesia
|
19.4 | 2022 | 115 | |
| 83 |
Mongolia
|
17.9 | 2022 | 114 | |
| 84 |
Mexico
|
17.6 | 2022 | 113 | |
| 85 |
Eswatini
|
17 | 2022 | 112 | |
| 86 |
Libya
|
16.6 | 2022 | 111 | |
| 87 |
El Salvador
|
16.5 | 2022 | 110 | |
| 88 |
Panama
|
16.3 | 2022 | 109 | |
| 89 |
Suriname
|
15.8 | 2022 | 108 | |
| 90 |
Belize
|
15.7 | 2022 | 107 | |
| 91 |
Paraguay
|
15.1 | 2022 | 106 | |
| 92 |
Brazil
|
14.9 | 2022 | 105 | |
| 93 |
Argentina
|
14.5 | 2022 | 104 | |
| 94 |
Türkiye
|
14.1 | 2022 | 103 | |
| 95 |
Algeria
|
13.2 | 2022 | 102 | |
| 96 |
Guyana
|
11.3 | 2022 | 101 | |
| 97 |
Dominican Republic
|
11.2 | 2022 | 100 | |
| 98 |
Cuba
|
11 | 2022 | 99 | |
| 99 |
Morocco
|
10.9 | 2022 | 98 | |
| 100 |
Colombia
|
9.7 | 2022 | 97 | |
| 101 |
Fiji
|
9.4 | 2022 | 96 | |
| 102 |
Montenegro
|
8.8 | 2022 | 95 | |
| 103 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
8.6 | 2022 | 94 | |
| 104 |
Ireland
|
8.5 | 2022 | 93 | |
| 105 |
Armenia
|
8.4 | 2022 | 92 | |
| 106 |
Turkmenistan
|
8.4 | 2022 | 91 | |
| 107 |
Tunisia
|
7.6 | 2022 | 90 | |
| 108 |
Chile
|
7.3 | 2022 | 89 | |
| 109 |
Hungary
|
7.2 | 2016 | 88 | |
| 110 |
Uzbekistan
|
7.1 | 2022 | 87 | |
| 111 |
Georgia
|
7.1 | 2022 | 86 | |
| 112 |
Moldova
|
6.5 | 2018 | 85 | |
| 113 |
Kiribati
|
5.9 | 2022 | 84 | |
| 114 |
Nicaragua
|
5.5 | 2020 | 83 | |
| 115 |
Cayman Islands
|
5.5 | 2022 | 82 | |
| 116 |
India
|
5.4 | 2019 | 81 | |
| 117 |
Lebanon
|
4.5 | 2022 | 80 | |
| 118 |
South Korea
|
4.5 | 2022 | 79 | |
| 119 |
Poland
|
4.2 | 2022 | 78 | |
| 120 |
Egypt
|
3.8 | 2022 | 77 | |
| 121 |
Costa Rica
|
3.5 | 2022 | 76 | |
| 122 |
Vanuatu
|
3.1 | 2022 | 75 | |
| 123 |
Sint Maarten
|
2.9 | 2022 | 74 | |
| 124 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
2.8 | 2022 | 73 | |
| 125 |
Albania
|
2.7 | 2022 | 72 | |
| 126 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
2.6 | 2022 | 71 | |
| 127 |
Russia
|
2.6 | 2022 | 70 | |
| 128 |
Romania
|
2.5 | 2022 | 69 | |
| 129 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
2.4 | 2022 | 68 | |
| 130 |
Marshall Islands
|
2.4 | 2022 | 67 | |
| 131 |
Japan
|
2 | 2022 | 65 | |
| 132 |
Thailand
|
2 | 2019 | 65 | |
| 133 |
Solomon Islands
|
1.9 | 2022 | 64 | |
| 134 |
French Polynesia
|
1.5 | 2022 | 63 | |
| 135 |
Serbia
|
1.4 | 2022 | 62 | |
| 136 |
Uruguay
|
1.3 | 2022 | 61 | |
| 137 |
Ukraine
|
1.1 | 2018 | 60 | |
| 138 |
Canada
|
1.1 | 2022 | 59 | |
| 139 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
1.1 | 2022 | 58 | |
| 140 |
Jamaica
|
0.9 | 2022 | 57 | |
| 141 |
Kazakhstan
|
0.8 | 2022 | 56 | |
| 142 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0.6 | 2022 | 55 | |
| 143 |
Palau
|
0.6 | 2022 | 54 | |
| 144 |
Nauru
|
0.6 | 2022 | 53 | |
| 145 |
Latvia
|
0.6 | 2022 | 52 | |
| 146 |
Guam
|
0.6 | 2022 | 51 | |
| 147 |
Saudi Arabia
|
0.6 | 2022 | 50 | |
| 148 |
Croatia
|
0.5 | 2022 | 48 | |
| 149 |
Slovenia
|
0.5 | 2022 | 48 | |
| 150 |
Lithuania
|
0.5 | 2022 | 47 | |
| 151 |
Saint Lucia
|
0.4 | 2022 | 46 | |
| 152 |
Estonia
|
0.3 | 2022 | 45 | |
| 153 |
Sweden
|
0.3 | 2022 | 44 | |
| 154 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0.3 | 2022 | 43 | |
| 155 |
Tonga
|
0.3 | 2022 | 42 | |
| 156 |
North Macedonia
|
0.3 | 2022 | 41 | |
| 157 |
Cyprus
|
0.3 | 2022 | 40 | |
| 158 |
New Caledonia
|
0.3 | 2022 | 39 | |
| 159 |
Malaysia
|
0.2 | 2020 | 37 | |
| 160 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
0.2 | 2022 | 37 | |
| 161 |
Bulgaria
|
0.2 | 2022 | 36 | |
| 162 |
United Kingdom
|
0.2 | 2022 | 35 | |
| 163 |
British Virgin Islands
|
0.1 | 2022 | 34 | |
| 164 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0.1 | 2022 | 33 | |
| 165 |
United States
|
0.1 | 2022 | 32 | |
| 166 |
Bermuda
|
0.1 | 2022 | 31 | |
| 167 |
Slovakia
|
0.1 | 2022 | 30 | |
| 168 |
Portugal
|
0.1 | 2022 | 29 | |
| 169 |
Greece
|
0.1 | 2012 | 27 | |
| 170 |
Tajikistan
|
0.1 | 2016 | 27 | |
| 171 |
Austria
|
0 | 2022 | 26 | |
| 172 |
Spain
|
0 | 2022 | 25 | |
| 173 |
Malta
|
0 | 2022 | 24 | |
| 174 |
Australia
|
0 | 2022 | 23 | |
| 175 |
Czechia
|
0 | 2022 | 22 | |
| 176 |
Italy
|
0 | 2022 | 21 | |
| 177 |
Luxembourg
|
0 | 2022 | 20 | |
| 178 |
Belarus
|
0 | 2019 | 19 | |
| 179 |
Andorra
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 180 |
Aruba
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 181 |
Bahrain
|
0 | 2018 | 1 | |
| 182 |
Belgium
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 183 |
Denmark
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 184 |
Finland
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 185 |
France
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 186 |
Germany
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 187 |
Iceland
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 188 |
Kuwait
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 189 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 190 |
Netherlands
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 191 |
New Zealand
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 192 |
Norway
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 193 |
Oman
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 194 |
Qatar
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 195 |
Singapore
|
0 | 2022 | 1 | |
| 196 |
Switzerland
|
0 | 2022 | 1 |
The share of the urban population living in slums, as defined by the UN Human Settlements Programme. A household counts as a slum household if it lacks at least one of five things: access to clean water, access to sanitation, sufficient living space, durable housing, or protection against forced eviction. The definition works through deprivations rather than appearance — which is why solidly built neighborhoods without sewerage are counted as slums too.
Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by urban population rather than by the whole population: the indicator is calculated against the urban population. The data are collected irregularly, so the years are patchy.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Nutrition 2000–2024 Safely managed sanitationThe share of people who have a toilet of their own and whose wastewater is safely disposed of.
Nutrition 2000–2024 Safely managed drinking waterThe share of people who have water at home, available round the clock and free of contamination.
Environment 1960–2025 Share of population in cities over 1 millionWhat share of a country's population lives in agglomerations larger than a million.