In 2020, the United Nations’ data revealed that almost 1.1 billion people had been living in slums or slum-like conditions. The UN estimates that by 2050, nearly two billion more individuals ...

Despite global efforts to improve housing and reduce urban poverty, slums remain a defining feature of many fast-growing ...

In a major push to transform one of Asia’s largest slum clusters, the Maharashtra government has approved the master plan for ...

Dharavi’s unique advantage is that it squats, 620 acres of swamp, sewer and slums, right in the heart of Mumbai ...

But an ambitious $3 billion plan to redevelop one of the world’s largest slums worries him. “My workshop here will have to close when buildings come up. I don’t know if I will be given a ...

and is simultaneously building the world’s biggest clean energy plant. However, he’s a relative newcomer in the field of slum redevelopment and affordable housing, said Kamath, adding that the ...

In fact, Acuzar said, the Philippines may already have the largest slum area in the world given the lack of affordable housing in the country. “The moment na nagkaka-problema sa housing ...

In this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the largest slum population in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis, you can directly go to the 5 Countries with the ...

10 countries with the largest slum population in the world Using data from the World Bank and the Participatory Slum Upgrading Program (PSUP) by the UN-Habitat, below are the top 10 countries with ...

You can take a look at some of the countries with the largest slum population in Europe for more insights. The World’s Largest Slums - Orangi Town, Pakistan In 2016, a report by the World ...

Harmed by decades of war, Afghanistan is home to one of the largest slum populations in the world. The PSUP estimates that every fifth Sudanese lives in massive slums on the outskirts of Khartoum.