Which has higher population living in slums, High income or Iraq?

Iraq, at 49.3% against 1.1% in High income as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iraq?

12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

High income vs Iraq: Population living in slums

High income

1.1%

in 2022

Iraq

49.3%

in 2022

High income rank

29th

Iraq rank

31st

Population living in slums over time

High income
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 49.3% against 1.1% in High income, a difference of 48.2%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 45.2 times High income's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 31st of 33 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	High income	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.4%	37.0%	35.6%	Iraq
2010s	1.0%	44.7%	43.7%	Iraq
2020s	1.0%	49.3%	48.3%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, High income or Iraq?: Iraq, at 49.3% against 1.1% in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between High income and Iraq?: 48.2%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iraq?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do High income and Iraq rank globally for population living in slums?: High income ranks 29th and Iraq ranks 31st of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population living in slums (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 207 places, 2,376 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.