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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...