Population living in slums (% of urban population) - Country Ranking - Middle East
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 | Uzbekistan | 52.20 | 2018 |
| 5 | Iraq | 45.70 | 2018 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 40.10 | 2018 |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.90 | 2018 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 26.00 | 2018 |
| 9 | Iran | 25.30 | 2018 |
| 10 | Jordan | 23.40 | 2018 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 16.20 | 2018 |
| 12 | Kyrgyz Republic | 9.70 | 2018 |
| 13 | Turkey | 8.60 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
