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Upper 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

China ranks #1 with 1.41 billion people. That is 4.9 times Indonesia in second place (285.72 million people). The top five are China, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and Philippines. Together the top 10 account for 83.5% of the total across the 59 Upper middle income countries listed. The median across all 59 is 6.55 million people; Tuvalu is last at 9,492 people. China's figure has risen 11% since 2001 (1.27 billion people to 1.41 billion people in 2025).

#1
China · 1.41 billion people
Median
6.55 million people
Coverage
59 Upper middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. China 1.41 billion; 2. Indonesia 285.72 million; 3. Brazil 212.81 million; 4. Mexico 131.95 million; 5. Philippines 116.79 million; 6. Viet Nam 101.6 million; 7. Iran, Islamic Rep. 92.42 million; 8. Türkiye 85.88 million; 9. Thailand 71.62 million; 10. South Africa 64.75 million.China1.41 billionIndonesia285.72 millionBrazil212.81 millionMexico131.95 millionPhilippines116.79 millionViet Nam101.6 millionIran, Islamic Rep.92.42 millionTürkiye85.88 millionThailand71.62 millionSouth Africa64.75 million
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. China 1.41 billion; 2. Indonesia 285.72 million; 3. Brazil 212.81 million; 4. Mexico 131.95 million; 5. Philippines 116.79 million; 6. Viet Nam 101.6 million; 7. Iran, Islamic Rep. 92.42 million; 8. Türkiye 85.88 million; 9. Thailand 71.62 million; 10. South Africa 64.75 million.
Population over time, top 5China: 1.27 billion in 2001 to 1.41 billion in 2025; Indonesia: 219.1 million in 2001 to 285.72 million in 2025; Brazil: 176.3 million in 2001 to 212.81 million in 2025; Mexico: 100.1 million in 2001 to 131.95 million in 2025; Philippines: 81.4 million in 2001 to 116.79 million in 2025.0353.1 million706.2 million1.06 billion1.41 billion200120132025ChinaIndonesiaBrazilMexicoPhilippines
Population over time, top 5 (people). China: 1.27 billion in 2001 to 1.41 billion in 2025; Indonesia: 219.1 million in 2001 to 285.72 million in 2025; Brazil: 176.3 million in 2001 to 212.81 million in 2025; Mexico: 100.1 million in 2001 to 131.95 million in 2025; Philippines: 81.4 million in 2001 to 116.79 million in 2025.
Share of the total: PopulationChina 45.7%; Indonesia 9.3%; Brazil 6.9%; Mexico 4.3%; Philippines 3.8%; All others 30.0%46%9%30%

China 45.7%Indonesia 9.3%Brazil 6.9%Mexico 4.3%Philippines 3.8%All others 30.0%

Share of the total: Population, as a share of 59 Upper middle income countries. China 45.7%; Indonesia 9.3%; Brazil 6.9%; Mexico 4.3%; Philippines 3.8%; All others 30.0%.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Population, 2025
RankCountryPopulation (people)
1China1,406,600,000
2Indonesia285,720,000
3Brazil212,810,000
4Mexico131,950,000
5Philippines116,790,000
6Viet Nam101,600,000
7Iran, Islamic Rep.92,418,000
8Türkiye85,879,000
9Thailand71,620,000
10South Africa64,747,000
11Colombia53,426,000
12Algeria47,435,000
13Iraq47,021,000
14Argentina45,851,000
15Ukraine38,980,000
16Malaysia35,978,000
17Peru34,577,000
18Sri Lanka21,756,000
19Kazakhstan20,844,000
20Guatemala18,688,000
21Ecuador18,290,000
22Jordan11,521,000
23Dominican Republic11,520,000
24Cuba10,937,000
25Azerbaijan10,247,000
26Belarus9,086,000
27Turkmenistan7,618,800
28Libya7,458,600
29Paraguay7,013,100
30Serbia6,549,100
31El Salvador6,365,500
32Georgia3,935,800
33Mongolia3,569,000
34Bosnia and Herzegovina3,140,100
35Armenia3,086,700
36Jamaica2,837,100
37Gabon2,593,100
38Botswana2,562,100
39Moldova2,360,500
40Albania2,349,600
41Equatorial Guinea1,938,400
42North Macedonia1,820,900
43Kosovo1,576,900
44Mauritius1,243,700
45Fiji933,150
46Suriname639,850
47Montenegro623,130
48Maldives529,680
49Cabo Verde527,330
50Belize422,920
51Samoa219,310
52St. Lucia180,150
53Grenada117,300
54Micronesia, Fed. Sts.113,680
55Tonga103,740
56St. Vincent and the Grenadines99,924
57Dominica65,871
58Marshall Islands36,282
59Tuvalu9,492

About the top 10

#10 South Africa

South Africa ranks #10 on this list with 64.75 million people.

Capital
Pretoria, Cape Town
Continent
Africa
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
64.75 million people (2025)
GDP
US$427.18 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$6,598 (2025)
Life expectancy
66.3 years (2024)
Urban population
63.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Cape Town.

Also ranks #2 in unemployment rate · #2 in youth unemployment rate · #2 in income share of richest 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.