Nigeria vs Upper middle income: Population, total
Nigeria
237.53 million
in 2025
Upper middle income
3.08 billion
in 2025
Nigeria rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Population, total over time
- Nigeria
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 3.08 billion against 237.53 million in Nigeria, a difference of 2.84 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.0 times Nigeria's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.