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Low income
Urban population

Within the “Low income” group, Congo, Dem. Rep. leads Urban population in 2025 at 50.90M, while Guinea-Bissau sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1.05M. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.013 M25 M38 M51 MCongo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 50.90M51 MEthiopiaEthiopia: 32.66M33 MSyrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 18.47M18 MSudanSudan: 18.05M18 MKorea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 17.06M17 MUgandaUganda: 16.41M16 MYemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 15.47M15 MMozambiqueMozambique: 13.26M13 MAfghanistanAfghanistan: 11.37M11 MSomalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 10.84M11 MMadagascarMadagascar: 10.77M11 MMaliMali: 8.12M8.1 M

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Congo, Dem. Rep. 50.90M
2 Ethiopia 32.66M
3 Syrian Arab Republic 18.47M
4 Sudan 18.05M
5 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 17.06M
6 Uganda 16.41M
7 Yemen, Rep. 15.47M
8 Mozambique 13.26M
9 Afghanistan 11.37M
10 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 10.84M
11 Madagascar 10.77M
12 Mali 8.12M
13 Burkina Faso 6.96M
14 Chad 5.79M
15 Niger 5.13M
16 Rwanda 4.50M
17 Sierra Leone 4.05M
18 Malawi 3.91M
19 Burundi 3.70M
20 Liberia 3.21M
21 South Sudan 2.64M
22 Central African Republic 2.46M
23 Gambia, The 1.83M
24 Eritrea 1.25M
25 Guinea-Bissau 1.05M

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Urban population in 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep. leads with a gap of 18.24M to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Guinea-Bissau at 1.05M.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.