Number of people living in urban slum households by country
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 and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
66.42 million
Nigeria
Lowest
0
Singapore
Median
428,409
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
1,988
What the numbers show
Number of people living in urban slum households is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 66.42 million in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 428,409, and the mean is 3.78 million.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Tuvalu (up 14,536.4%), and the largest decrease in Oman (down 100.0%).
Number of people living in urban slum households: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 66.42 million | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 52.35 million | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 35.31 million | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 31.12 million | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 5 | Iran | 30.54 million | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 27.63 million | 2022 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 27.37 million | 2022 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 8 | Philippines | 22.40 million | 2022 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 18.34 million | 2022 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 17.93 million | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 15.79 million | 2022 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 12 | Angola | 15.43 million | 2022 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Iraq | 15.19 million | 2022 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 14 | Peru | 12.73 million | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 12.64 million | 2022 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 12.16 million | 2022 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 10.69 million | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 9.58 million | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 19 | Myanmar | 9.50 million | 2022 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 7.89 million | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.75 million | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 7.46 million | 2022 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 7.38 million | 2022 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 6.91 million | 2022 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 25 | Syria | 6.71 million | 2022 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 6.50 million | 2022 | — | rising |
| 27 | Mali | 6.49 million | 2022 | up 169.8% | rising |
| 28 | Venezuela | 6.47 million | 2022 | — | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 6.36 million | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 30 | Madagascar | 6.31 million | 2022 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 31 | Mozambique | 6.29 million | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 32 | Yemen | 6.14 million | 2022 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 6.06 million | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 5.40 million | 2022 | up 159.6% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 4.95 million | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Somalia | 4.64 million | 2022 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 4.49 million | 2022 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 38 | Algeria | 4.47 million | 2022 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 39 | Senegal | 4.38 million | 2022 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 4.34 million | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bolivia | 3.98 million | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 3.92 million | 2022 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 43 | Chad | 3.90 million | 2022 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 3.71 million | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 3.41 million | 2022 | up 214.5% | rising |
| 46 | Haiti | 3.16 million | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 47 | Niger | 3.12 million | 2022 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 2.94 million | 2022 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 49 | Congo | 2.89 million | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 50 | Russia | 2.83 million | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 51 | Morocco | 2.53 million | 2022 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 52 | Guinea | 2.30 million | 2022 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 53 | South Sudan | 2.16 million | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 1.98 million | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 55 | South Korea | 1.89 million | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 56 | Egypt | 1.84 million | 2022 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Sierra Leone | 1.81 million | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 1.77 million | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 1.72 million | 2018 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania | 1.68 million | 2022 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 61 | Laos | 1.58 million | 2022 | up 125.6% | rising |
| 62 | Central African Republic | 1.52 million | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 63 | Rwanda | 1.45 million | 2022 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 1.35 million | 2012 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 65 | Togo | 1.33 million | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 1.31 million | 2022 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 1.27 million | 2022 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 1.26 million | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 69 | Burundi | 1.09 million | 2022 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 70 | Libya | 1.05 million | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 71 | Cuba | 941,549 | 2022 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 929,258 | 2022 | up 1,510.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 914,909 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 74 | Gabon | 859,765 | 2022 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea | 827,061 | 2022 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Palestine | 806,202 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 77 | El Salvador | 767,281 | 2022 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 78 | Paraguay | 700,694 | 2022 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 79 | Tunisia | 645,685 | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 643,381 | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 81 | Gambia | 618,712 | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 592,527 | 2022 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 83 | Eritrea | 578,431 | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 561,039 | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 495,218 | 2016 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 86 | Panama | 472,152 | 2022 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 428,409 | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 89 | Canada | 351,493 | 2022 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 344,706 | 2018 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 334,815 | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 285,196 | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 283,100 | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 94 | Romania | 250,434 | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 95 | United States | 249,075 | 2022 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 96 | Lesotho | 243,428 | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 97 | Mauritius | 239,722 | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 98 | Lebanon | 234,791 | 2022 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 212,689 | 2020 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 180,996 | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 101 | Armenia | 163,418 | 2022 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 102 | Georgia | 157,713 | 2022 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 103 | Bhutan | 142,864 | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 141,339 | 2022 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 105 | East Timor | 132,773 | 2022 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 106 | Comoros | 132,604 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 127,486 | 2022 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 108 | Kazakhstan | 97,713 | 2022 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 109 | United Kingdom | 91,307 | 2022 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 110 | Maldives | 74,993 | 2022 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei | 73,540 | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 112 | Moldova | 70,961 | 2018 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Suriname | 64,885 | 2022 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63,567 | 2022 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 59,042 | 2022 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 58,378 | 2022 | up 173.2% | rising |
| 117 | Eswatini | 52,644 | 2022 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | 50,244 | 2022 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 119 | Uruguay | 42,097 | 2022 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | 38,303 | 2022 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 35,764 | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 122 | Sweden | 31,169 | 2022 | up 154.9% | falling |
| 123 | Belize | 26,686 | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 124 | Seychelles | 26,212 | 2022 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 125 | Guyana | 24,569 | 2022 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 126 | Samoa | 13,029 | 2022 | up 1,740.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Croatia | 11,584 | 2022 | up 63.9% | falling |
| 128 | Lithuania | 9,835 | 2022 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 9,757 | 2022 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 9,340 | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 131 | Italy | 8,201 | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 132 | Australia | 7,953 | 2022 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 133 | Latvia | 7,608 | 2022 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,115 | 2022 | down 93.0% | falling |
| 135 | Kiribati | 4,690 | 2022 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 4,470 | 2022 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 137 | Greece | 4,245 | 2012 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 138 | Cayman Islands | 3,923 | 2022 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 139 | Portugal | 3,761 | 2022 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Estonia | 3,284 | 2022 | up 265.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 3,220 | 2022 | up 14,536.4% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 3,154 | 2022 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Austria | 2,909 | 2022 | — | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 2,417 | 2022 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 2,135 | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 146 | Czechia | 2,122 | 2022 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 147 | Slovakia | 1,907 | 2022 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 742 | 2022 | up 94.2% | falling |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 602 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 229 | 2022 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Malta | 190 | 2022 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 107 | 2022 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Palau | 87 | 2022 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Nauru | 70 | 2022 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Tonga | 68 | 2022 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 156 | Bermuda | 50 | 2022 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 28 | 2022 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Aruba | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Andorra | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Belgium | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Switzerland | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Germany | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Denmark | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Finland | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | France | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Iceland | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Kuwait | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Monaco | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Netherlands | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Norway | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Oman | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Qatar | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 158 | Singapore | 0 | 2022 | — | flat |
About this data
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 and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.