Population living in slums (% of urban population) - Country Ranking - South America
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 | Bolivia | 48.50 | 2018 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 44.10 | 2018 |
| 3 | Peru | 33.10 | 2018 |
| 4 | Guyana | 31.10 | 2018 |
| 5 | Colombia | 27.80 | 2018 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 20.10 | 2018 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 17.10 | 2018 |
| 8 | Brazil | 16.30 | 2018 |
| 9 | Argentina | 14.70 | 2018 |
| 10 | Chile | 8.80 | 2018 |
| 11 | Suriname | 5.90 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
