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Urban Population Living in Slum Households

The percentage of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure. While the term slum has a derogatory connotation, it continues to be used in data collection categories such as this one. Data are for the most recent year available since 2018 and are from UN-HABITAT.

Urban Population Living in Slum Households

Urban Population Living in Slum Households

Geography Urban Population Living in Slum Households
WORLD N/A
AFRICA 46
NORTHERN AFRICA 19
Algeria 13
Egypt 1
Libya N/A
Morocco 11
Sudan 74
Tunisia 8
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 48
Benin 68
Burkina Faso 27
Cape Verde N/A
Cote d'Ivoire 53
Gambia 39
Ghana 33
Guinea 49
GuineaBissau 61
Liberia 64
Mali 42
Mauritania 56
Niger 70
Nigeria 49
Senegal 32
Sierra Leone 51
Togo 39
EASTERN AFRICA 53
Burundi 37
Comoros 69
Djibouti N/A
Eritrea N/A
Ethiopia 64
Kenya 51
Madagascar 67
Malawi 50
Mauritius N/A
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 55
Reunion N/A
Rwanda 38
Seychelles N/A
Somalia N/A
South Sudan N/A
Tanzania 41
Uganda 54
Zambia 48
Zimbabwe 22
MIDDLE AFRICA 68
Angola 63
Cameroon 33
Central African Republic N/A
Chad 82
Congo 44
Congo DR 78
Equatorial Guinea N/A
Gabon 44
Sao Tome and Principe 53
SOUTHERN AFRICA 25
Botswana 40
eSwatini 11
Lesotho 26
Namibia 41
South Africa 24
NORTHERN AMERICA N/A
Canada N/A
United States N/A
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N/A
CENTRAL AMERICA 20
Belize 16
Costa Rica 4
El Salvador 17
Guatemala 38
Honduras 32
Mexico 18
Nicaragua N/A
Panama 16
CARIBBEAN 24
Antigua and Barbuda N/A
Bahamas N/A
Barbados N/A
Cuba 11
Curacao N/A
Dominica N/A
Dominican Republic 11
Grenada N/A
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 49
Jamaica N/A
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis N/A
St. Lucia N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines N/A
Trinidad and Tobago N/A
SOUTH AMERICA N/A
Argentina N/A
Bolivia N/A
Brazil N/A
Chile N/A
Colombia 10
Ecuador N/A
French Guiana N/A
Guyana 12
Paraguay 15
Peru N/A
Suriname 16
Uruguay N/A
Venezuela N/A
ASIA N/A
WESTERN ASIA N/A
Armenia 8
Azerbaijan N/A
Bahrain N/A
Cyprus N/A
Georgia 7
Iraq 49
Israel N/A
Jordan 17
Kuwait N/A
Lebanon N/A
Oman N/A
Palestinian Territory 20
Qatar N/A
Saudi Arabia N/A
Syria N/A
Turkey 14
United Arab Emirates N/A
Yemen 44
CENTRAL ASIA N/A
Kazakhstan 1
Kyrgyzstan 2
Tajikistan 17
Turkmenistan 9
Uzbekistan N/A
SOUTH ASIA 51
Afghanistan 73
Bangladesh 52
Bhutan N/A
India 49
Iran N/A
Maldives 35
Nepal 40
Pakistan 56
Sri Lanka N/A
SOUTHEAST ASIA 23
Brunei N/A
Cambodia 40
Indonesia 19
Laos 22
Malaysia N/A
Myanmar 58
Philippines 37
Singapore N/A
Thailand 7
Timor Leste 34
Vietnam 6
EAST ASIA N/A
China N/A
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan N/A
Korea, North N/A
Korea, South N/A
Mongolia 18
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE N/A
NORTHERN EUROPE N/A
Denmark N/A
Estonia N/A
Finland N/A
Iceland N/A
Ireland 9
Latvia N/A
Lithuania N/A
Norway N/A
Sweden N/A
United Kingdom N/A
WESTERN EUROPE N/A
Austria N/A
Belgium N/A
France N/A
Germany N/A
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg N/A
Monaco N/A
Netherlands N/A
Switzerland N/A
EASTERN EUROPE N/A
Belarus 2
Bulgaria N/A
Czechia N/A
Hungary N/A
Moldova 7
Poland N/A
Romania N/A
Russia N/A
Slovakia N/A
Ukraine 1
SOUTHERN EUROPE N/A
Albania 3
Andorra N/A
Bosnia Herzegovina 4
Croatia N/A
Greece N/A
Italy N/A
Kosovo N/A
Malta N/A
Montenegro 9
North Macedonia N/A
Portugal N/A
San Marino N/A
Serbia N/A
Slovenia N/A
Spain N/A
OCEANIA N/A
Australia N/A
Federated States of Micronesia N/A
Fiji 9
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati N/A
Marshall Islands N/A
Nauru N/A
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand N/A
Palau N/A
Papua New Guinea N/A
Samoa N/A
Solomon Islands N/A
Tonga N/A
Tuvalu N/A
Vanuatu N/A
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Geography Urban Population Living in Slum Households
WORLD N/A
AFRICA 46
NORTHERN AFRICA 19
Algeria 13
Egypt 1
Libya N/A
Morocco 11
Sudan 74
Tunisia 8
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 48
Benin 68
Burkina Faso 27
Cape Verde N/A
Cote d'Ivoire 53
Gambia 39
Ghana 33
Guinea 49
GuineaBissau 61
Liberia 64
Mali 42
Mauritania 56
Niger 70
Nigeria 49
Senegal 32
Sierra Leone 51
Togo 39
EASTERN AFRICA 53
Burundi 37
Comoros 69
Djibouti N/A
Eritrea N/A
Ethiopia 64
Kenya 51
Madagascar 67
Malawi 50
Mauritius N/A
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 55
Reunion N/A
Rwanda 38
Seychelles N/A
Somalia N/A
South Sudan N/A
Tanzania 41
Uganda 54
Zambia 48
Zimbabwe 22
MIDDLE AFRICA 68
Angola 63
Cameroon 33
Central African Republic N/A
Chad 82
Congo 44
Congo DR 78
Equatorial Guinea N/A
Gabon 44
Sao Tome and Principe 53
SOUTHERN AFRICA 25
Botswana 40
eSwatini 11
Lesotho 26
Namibia 41
South Africa 24
NORTHERN AMERICA N/A
Canada N/A
United States N/A
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N/A
CENTRAL AMERICA 20
Belize 16
Costa Rica 4
El Salvador 17
Guatemala 38
Honduras 32
Mexico 18
Nicaragua N/A
Panama 16
CARIBBEAN 24
Antigua and Barbuda N/A
Bahamas N/A
Barbados N/A
Cuba 11
Curacao N/A
Dominica N/A
Dominican Republic 11
Grenada N/A
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 49
Jamaica N/A
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis N/A
St. Lucia N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines N/A
Trinidad and Tobago N/A
SOUTH AMERICA N/A
Argentina N/A
Bolivia N/A
Brazil N/A
Chile N/A
Colombia 10
Ecuador N/A
French Guiana N/A
Guyana 12
Paraguay 15
Peru N/A
Suriname 16
Uruguay N/A
Venezuela N/A
ASIA N/A
WESTERN ASIA N/A
Armenia 8
Azerbaijan N/A
Bahrain N/A
Cyprus N/A
Georgia 7
Iraq 49
Israel N/A
Jordan 17
Kuwait N/A
Lebanon N/A
Oman N/A
Palestinian Territory 20
Qatar N/A
Saudi Arabia N/A
Syria N/A
Turkey 14
United Arab Emirates N/A
Yemen 44
CENTRAL ASIA N/A
Kazakhstan 1
Kyrgyzstan 2
Tajikistan 17
Turkmenistan 9
Uzbekistan N/A
SOUTH ASIA 51
Afghanistan 73
Bangladesh 52
Bhutan N/A
India 49
Iran N/A
Maldives 35
Nepal 40
Pakistan 56
Sri Lanka N/A
SOUTHEAST ASIA 23
Brunei N/A
Cambodia 40
Indonesia 19
Laos 22
Malaysia N/A
Myanmar 58
Philippines 37
Singapore N/A
Thailand 7
Timor Leste 34
Vietnam 6
EAST ASIA N/A
China N/A
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan N/A
Korea, North N/A
Korea, South N/A
Mongolia 18
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE N/A
NORTHERN EUROPE N/A
Denmark N/A
Estonia N/A
Finland N/A
Iceland N/A
Ireland 9
Latvia N/A
Lithuania N/A
Norway N/A
Sweden N/A
United Kingdom N/A
WESTERN EUROPE N/A
Austria N/A
Belgium N/A
France N/A
Germany N/A
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg N/A
Monaco N/A
Netherlands N/A
Switzerland N/A
EASTERN EUROPE N/A
Belarus 2
Bulgaria N/A
Czechia N/A
Hungary N/A
Moldova 7
Poland N/A
Romania N/A
Russia N/A
Slovakia N/A
Ukraine 1
SOUTHERN EUROPE N/A
Albania 3
Andorra N/A
Bosnia Herzegovina 4
Croatia N/A
Greece N/A
Italy N/A
Kosovo N/A
Malta N/A
Montenegro 9
North Macedonia N/A
Portugal N/A
San Marino N/A
Serbia N/A
Slovenia N/A
Spain N/A
OCEANIA N/A
Australia N/A
Federated States of Micronesia N/A
Fiji 9
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati N/A
Marshall Islands N/A
Nauru N/A
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand N/A
Palau N/A
Papua New Guinea N/A
Samoa N/A
Solomon Islands N/A
Tonga N/A
Tuvalu N/A
Vanuatu N/A

Endnotes

Sources

2023 World Population Data Sheet

Updated

12/15/2023

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