5 Countries with the Lowest Slum Population in the World

In this article, we take a look at 5 countries with the lowest slum population in the world. If you would like to take a look at our detailed analysis of slum populations, you can go to 20 Countries with the Lowest Slum Population in the World.

5. Belize

Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 6,000

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 3.5%

In 2018, Belize had an urban population of 174,000. In the country, only 6,000 people lived in slums, which is the second-lowest absolute slum population in the world.

4. Egypt

Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 1,296,000

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 3.1%

In 1990, 50.2% of Egypt’s urban population lived in slums. By 2000, the number fell to almost half, at 28%. By 2018, the proportion of slum population had dropped to 3.1%, making Egypt one of the countries with the lowest slum populations in the world.

3. Greece

Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 264,000

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 3%

Most slums in Greece are the Roma settlements in the municipalities of Aspropyrgos, Mandra, and Shoisto. In total, only 3% of Greece’s urban population dwells in slums.

2. Trinidad & Tobago

Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 14,000

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 1.9%

Trinidad and Tobago has a total urban population of 800,260, of which only 1.9% live in slum-like dwellings. In 2018, this made up around 14,000 individuals.

1. Ireland

Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 33,000

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 1.1%

In 2018, only 1.1% of Ireland’s total urban population lived in slums, comprising around 33,000 people. This is why Ireland is the country with the lowest slum population in the world, based on proportions.

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