Russia vs Upper middle income: Population, total
Russia
143.51 million
in 2025
Upper middle income
3.08 billion
in 2025
Russia rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Population, total over time
- Russia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 3.08 billion against 143.51 million in Russia, a difference of 2.94 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 21.5 times Russia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.40 million | 1.34 billion | 1.21 billion | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 134.01 million | 1.69 billion | 1.56 billion | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 143.34 million | 2.04 billion | 1.89 billion | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 148.11 million | 2.39 billion | 2.24 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 144.15 million | 2.66 billion | 2.51 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 144.31 million | 2.90 billion | 2.76 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 144.21 million | 3.05 billion | 2.91 billion | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Russia or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 3.08 billion against 143.51 million in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Russia and Upper middle income?
- 2.94 billion, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Upper middle income rank globally for population, total?
- Russia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.