Is the slum in Mumbai the world largest?

Around a quarter of the world's urban population lives in slums, a figure that's rising fast. Here's a glimpse inside the world's five biggest slums. ... skilled laborers of a factory making casted metal doorknobs in Dharavi slum,. The informal economy in Mumbai's Dharavi slum is worth an estimated $1bn a year. read more

Around a quarter of the world’s urban population lives in slums. And this figure is rising fast. The number of slum dwellers in developing countries increased from 689 million in 1990 to 880 million in 2014, according to the United Nations World Cities Report 2016. read more

In 2011, other Mumbai slums might have surpassed Dharavi in total population, but the figures can only be speculated at this point. What that does mean, though, is that a number of Asia's largest shanty towns are all in the same city (Notably, Mumbai is the fifth biggest city in the world). read more

3. Dharavi, Mumbai, India Also famous among journalists and development organizations, Dharavi is home to somewhere between 600,000 and one million people. Unlike most slum areas, which are concentrated on the outskirts of large cities, Dharavi is located squarely in the heart of Mumbai. read more