Which has higher population living in slums, Iraq or Somalia?

Iraq, at 49.3% against 48.7% in Somalia as of 2022.

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

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.

Iraq vs Somalia: Population living in slums

Iraq

49.3%

in 2022

Somalia

48.7%

in 2022

Iraq rank

31st

Somalia rank

33rd

Population living in slums over time

Iraq
Somalia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 49.3% against 48.7% in Somalia, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Iraq ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	37.0%	72.2%	35.2%	Somalia
2010s	44.7%	59.3%	14.6%	Somalia
2020s	49.3%	50.3%	1.0%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population living in slums, Iraq or Somalia?: Iraq, at 49.3% against 48.7% in Somalia as of 2022.
What is the difference in population living in slums between Iraq and Somalia?: 0.6%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for population living in slums?: Iraq ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd of 174 countries.
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.