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Low income
Urban population growth (annual %)

Within the “Low income” group, Burundi leads Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025 at 6, while Korea, Dem. People's Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.01.42.94.35.8BurundiBurundi: 65.8ChadChad: 65.7RwandaRwanda: 65.6NigerNiger: 55.0MozambiqueMozambique: 54.9UgandaUganda: 54.8MaliMali: 54.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 54.6MalawiMalawi: 44.4Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 44.3Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 44.3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 44.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Burundi 6
2 Chad 6
3 Rwanda 6
4 Niger 5
5 Mozambique 5
6 Uganda 5
7 Mali 5
8 Ethiopia 5
9 Malawi 4
10 Central African Republic 4
11 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 4
12 Burkina Faso 4
13 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4
14 Madagascar 4
15 Syrian Arab Republic 4
16 Afghanistan 4
17 Yemen, Rep. 4
18 South Sudan 3
19 Guinea-Bissau 3
20 Gambia, The 3
21 Sierra Leone 3
22 Liberia 3
23 Sudan 3
24 Eritrea 2
25 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Urban population growth (annual %) in 2025, Burundi leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Korea, Dem. People's Rep. at 1.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.