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Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Population (2025)

Population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

India ranks #1 with 1.46 billion people. That is 5.7 times Pakistan in second place (255.22 million people). The top five are India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Egypt, Arab Rep.. Together the top 10 account for 85.3% of the total across the 47 Lower middle income countries listed. The median across all 47 is 12.35 million people; Kiribati is last at 136,490 people. India's figure has risen 36% since 2001 (1.08 billion people to 1.46 billion people in 2025).

#1
India · 1.46 billion people
Median
12.35 million people
Coverage
47 Lower middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. India 1.46 billion; 2. Pakistan 255.22 million; 3. Nigeria 237.53 million; 4. Bangladesh 175.69 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 118.37 million; 6. Tanzania 70.55 million; 7. Kenya 57.53 million; 8. Myanmar 54.85 million; 9. Angola 39.04 million; 10. Morocco 38.43 million.India1.46 billionPakistan255.22 millionNigeria237.53 millionBangladesh175.69 millionEgypt, Arab Rep.118.37 millionTanzania70.55 millionKenya57.53 millionMyanmar54.85 millionAngola39.04 millionMorocco38.43 million
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. India 1.46 billion; 2. Pakistan 255.22 million; 3. Nigeria 237.53 million; 4. Bangladesh 175.69 million; 5. Egypt, Arab Rep. 118.37 million; 6. Tanzania 70.55 million; 7. Kenya 57.53 million; 8. Myanmar 54.85 million; 9. Angola 39.04 million; 10. Morocco 38.43 million.
Population over time, top 5India: 1.08 billion in 2001 to 1.46 billion in 2025; Pakistan: 159.27 million in 2001 to 255.22 million in 2025; Nigeria: 129.86 million in 2001 to 237.53 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 136.81 million in 2001 to 175.69 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 74.65 million in 2001 to 118.37 million in 2025.0365.98 million731.95 million1.1 billion1.46 billion200120132025IndiaPakistanNigeriaBangladeshEgypt, Arab Rep.
Population over time, top 5 (people). India: 1.08 billion in 2001 to 1.46 billion in 2025; Pakistan: 159.27 million in 2001 to 255.22 million in 2025; Nigeria: 129.86 million in 2001 to 237.53 million in 2025; Bangladesh: 136.81 million in 2001 to 175.69 million in 2025; Egypt, Arab Rep.: 74.65 million in 2001 to 118.37 million in 2025.
Share of the total: PopulationIndia 49.7%; Pakistan 8.7%; Nigeria 8.1%; Bangladesh 6.0%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%; All others 23.6%50%9%8%24%

India 49.7%Pakistan 8.7%Nigeria 8.1%Bangladesh 6.0%Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%All others 23.6%

Share of the total: Population, as a share of 47 Lower middle income countries. India 49.7%; Pakistan 8.7%; Nigeria 8.1%; Bangladesh 6.0%; Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.0%; All others 23.6%.

Full ranking

Lower middle income Countries Ranked by Population, 2025
RankCountryPopulation (people)
1India1,463,900,000
2Pakistan255,220,000
3Nigeria237,530,000
4Bangladesh175,690,000
5Egypt, Arab Rep.118,370,000
6Tanzania70,546,000
7Kenya57,532,000
8Myanmar54,851,000
9Angola39,040,000
10Morocco38,431,000
11Uzbekistan37,053,000
12Ghana35,064,000
13Côte d'Ivoire32,712,000
14Cameroon29,879,000
15Nepal29,618,000
16Venezuela, RB28,517,000
17Zambia21,914,000
18Senegal18,932,000
19Cambodia17,848,000
20Zimbabwe16,951,000
21Guinea15,100,000
22Benin14,814,000
23Bolivia12,582,000
24Tunisia12,349,000
25Haiti11,906,000
26Honduras11,006,000
27Tajikistan10,787,000
28Papua New Guinea10,763,000
29Togo8,591,600
30Lao PDR7,873,000
31Kyrgyz Republic7,343,100
32Nicaragua7,007,500
33Congo, Rep.6,484,400
34Lebanon5,849,400
35West Bank and Gaza5,413,600
36Mauritania5,315,100
37Namibia3,092,800
38Lesotho2,363,300
39Timor-Leste1,418,500
40Eswatini1,256,200
41Djibouti1,184,100
42Comoros882,850
43Solomon Islands838,650
44Bhutan796,680
45Vanuatu335,170
46São Tomé and Principe240,250
47Kiribati136,490

About the top 10

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Source and method

Population: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.POP.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Population, total: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN); Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.