Population living in slums (% of urban population) - Country Ranking - Asia
Definition: Population living in slums is the proportion 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, and durability of housing.
Source: UN HABITAT, retrieved from the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals database. Data are available at : http://mdgs.un.org/
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 70.70 | 2018 |
| 2 | Yemen | 66.20 | 2018 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 61.10 | 2018 |
| 4 | Myanmar | 56.10 | 2018 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 52.20 | 2018 |
| 6 | Nepal | 49.30 | 2018 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 47.20 | 2018 |
| 8 | Iraq | 45.70 | 2018 |
| 9 | Cambodia | 45.10 | 2018 |
| 10 | Philippines | 42.90 | 2018 |
| 11 | Pakistan | 40.10 | 2018 |
| 12 | Mongolia | 38.30 | 2018 |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.90 | 2018 |
| 14 | India | 35.20 | 2018 |
| 15 | Georgia | 34.10 | 2018 |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 33.40 | 2018 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 30.60 | 2018 |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 26.00 | 2018 |
| 19 | Iran | 25.30 | 2018 |
| 20 | China | 24.60 | 2018 |
| 21 | Thailand | 23.70 | 2018 |
| 22 | Jordan | 23.40 | 2018 |
| 23 | Lao PDR | 21.10 | 2018 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 16.20 | 2018 |
| 25 | Vietnam | 13.80 | 2018 |
| 26 | Kyrgyz Republic | 9.70 | 2018 |
| 27 | Armenia | 9.30 | 2018 |
| 28 | Turkey | 8.60 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
