Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) by country
Countries reporting
182
Highest
94.2%
South Sudan
Lowest
0.0%
San Marino
Median
15.3%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,936
What the numbers show
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 94.2% in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.0% in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 23.4%.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Cook Islands (up 380.0%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 100.0%).
Proportion 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 82.4% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 4 | Chad | 82.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 5 | Congo | 75.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 6 | Sudan | 73.7% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 72.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 70.7% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 68.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 67.2% | 2010 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.7% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 12 | Madagascar | 64.6% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 13 | Niger | 64.0% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 63.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 16 | Liberia | 58.7% | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 17 | Myanmar | 58.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ecuador | 57.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Mozambique | 57.6% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 57.6% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 56.2% | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 56.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Uganda | 52.7% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 25 | Nauru | 51.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Naoero | 51.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Haiti | 51.1% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 28 | Tuvalu | 50.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Iraq | 49.3% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 30 | Djibouti | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Eritrea | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Mauritius | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Somalia | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Seychelles | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Mayotte | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Reunion | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 30 | Réunion | 48.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.4% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.4% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 47.0% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 41 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 46.6% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 42 | Saint Helena | 44.7% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 44.7% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 44.2% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 45 | Yemen | 44.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea | 44.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 47 | Zambia | 43.4% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 42.6% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 49 | Bhutan | 42.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 49 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 42.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 41.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Botswana | 39.6% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 53 | Cambodia | 38.9% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 54 | Malawi | 38.0% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 37.9% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 56 | Nepal | 37.7% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 37.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 58 | Syria | 37.0% | 2024 | up 53.2% | flat |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.0% | 2024 | up 53.2% | flat |
| 60 | Burundi | 36.8% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 61 | Maldives | 34.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 62 | Samoa | 34.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | East Timor | 33.9% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 33.9% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 65 | Cameroon | 32.7% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 66 | Vietnam | 32.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 32.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Honduras | 31.5% | 2014 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 69 | Lesotho | 30.4% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 70 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.6% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 71 | Senegal | 27.7% | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 26.9% | 2008 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | China | 26.3% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 22.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 20.8% | 2020 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 78 | Indonesia | 19.4% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 79 | Brunei | 18.1% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.1% | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 17.9% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Laos | 17.2% | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.2% | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 84 | Libya | 16.6% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 84 | Western Sahara | 16.6% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 86 | El Salvador | 16.5% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 87 | Panama | 16.3% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 88 | Suriname | 15.8% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 15.8% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 90 | Belize | 15.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Eswatini | 15.5% | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 92 | Paraguay | 15.1% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 93 | Argentina | 14.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 94 | Turkey | 14.1% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 94 | Türkiye | 14.1% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 96 | Iceland | 14.1% | 2018 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 12.1% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 98 | Algeria | 11.3% | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 98 | Guyana | 11.3% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 11.2% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 101 | Cuba | 11.0% | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Morocco | 10.8% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 103 | Mexico | 10.7% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 104 | South Africa | 10.5% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 105 | Colombia | 9.7% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 106 | Fiji | 9.4% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 108 | Montenegro | 8.8% | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 8.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 110 | Hungary | 7.2% | 2016 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 110 | Tunisia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 112 | Georgia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 113 | Moldova | 6.5% | 2018 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 6.5% | 2018 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3% | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 5.6% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 117 | Kiribati | 4.5% | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 117 | Lebanon | 4.5% | 2022 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.0% | 2014 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 120 | Egypt | 3.8% | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Costa Rica | 3.5% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 3.2% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | 2.5% | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 126 | Poland | 2.2% | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Japan | 2.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Canada | 1.6% | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Romania | 1.6% | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 1.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 131 | Anguilla | 1.4% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 132 | Serbia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Uruguay | 1.3% | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Ukraine | 1.1% | 2018 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 134 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Greece | 1.1% | 2012 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1% | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.9% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 140 | American Samoa | 0.8% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 141 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 142 | Guam | 0.6% | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 143 | Palau | 0.6% | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 144 | Russia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Russian Federation | 0.6% | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 0.5% | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Martinique | 0.5% | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 149 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 0.3% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 152 | Lithuania | 0.3% | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Tonga | 0.1% | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 162 | Spain | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | United States | 0.1% | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 165 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 166 | Bermuda | 0.1% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 166 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 169 | Austria | 0.1% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Australia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Italy | 0.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 177 | Malta | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 55.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 49.4%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 47.5%
- Central and Southern Asia 42.6%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 24.9%
- World 24.8%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 19.6%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 18.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 17.5%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 13.5%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2.6%
- Europe and Northern America 0.3%
- United States of America 0.1%