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
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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

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.