India vs Middle income: Population, total
India
1.46 billion
in 2025
Middle income
6.02 billion
in 2025
India rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th
Population, total over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 6.02 billion against 1.46 billion in India, a difference of 4.56 billion.
That makes Middle income's figure about 4.1 times India's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.