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Population in lower-middle-income countries: how the countries rank

How many people live where, how fast populations grow and how old they are. 12 indicators for the 47 economies in the lower-middle income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Population2.9bngroup, 2025 · world 8.2bnPopulation growth1.30%group, 2025 · world 0.91%Urban share42.0%group, 2025 · world 57.8%Density152.0group, 2023 · world 62.1Fertility2.62group, 2024 · world 2.19Birth rate21.1group, 2024 · world 16.3Death rate6.9group, 2024 · world 7.6Aged 0–1429.5%group, 2025 · world 24.4%
Population
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02.5bn5.0bn7.5bn10.0bn1995200020052010201520202025lower-middle-income countries2.9bnWorldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
Population growth
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-1.0%0%1.0%2.0%3.0%1995200020052010201520202025lower-middle-income countries1.30%Worldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
countries

All 47 economies, population

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its population profile.

47 shown
CountryPopulationPopulation growthUrban shareDensityFertilityBirth rateDeath rateAged 0–14
India1.5bn#1 · 20250.89%#41 · 202535.7%#36 · 2025488.0#4 · 20241.96#44 · 202416.0#43 · 20246.6#22 · 202424.2%#44 · 2025
Pakistan255m#2 · 20251.56%#27 · 202539.5%#33 · 2025326.0#7 · 20243.55#17 · 202427.4#17 · 20246.4#25 · 202436.2%#21 · 2025
Nigeria238m#3 · 20252.06%#15 · 202563.8%#11 · 2025255.5#8 · 20244.38#5 · 202432.5#8 · 202411.6#1 · 202440.5%#8 · 2025
Bangladesh176m#4 · 20251.22%#35 · 202533.2%#39 · 20251,333.4#1 · 20242.14#41 · 202420.0#37 · 20245.1#41 · 202427.6%#40 · 2025
Egypt118m#5 · 20251.56%#28 · 202542.9%#29 · 2025117.1#15 · 20242.73#27 · 202420.9#35 · 20245.5#37 · 202431.6%#30 · 2025
Tanzania70.5m#6 · 20252.86%#2 · 202536.9%#35 · 202577.6#26 · 20244.54#3 · 202434.8#2 · 20245.7#35 · 202442.3%#3 · 2025
Kenya57.5m#7 · 20251.93%#18 · 202532.2%#40 · 202597.2#18 · 20243.17#23 · 202427.0#18 · 20247.2#14 · 202436.3%#20 · 2025
Myanmar54.9m#8 · 20250.64%#44 · 202530.6%#42 · 202583.5#23 · 20242.10#42 · 202416.5#41 · 20249.2#3 · 202424.1%#45 · 2025
Angola39.0m#9 · 20253.00%#1 · 202571.5%#6 · 202530.4#38 · 20245.05#1 · 202437.2#1 · 20246.8#21 · 202444.1%#1 · 2025
Morocco38.4m#10 · 20250.91%#40 · 202563.1%#13 · 202585.3#22 · 20242.21#39 · 202416.4#42 · 20245.7#34 · 202425.2%#42 · 2025
Uzbekistan37.1m#11 · 20251.88%#20 · 202551.0%#23 · 202582.9#24 · 20243.49#19 · 202425.6#23 · 20246.0#32 · 202431.3%#31 · 2025
Ghana35.1m#12 · 20251.83%#22 · 202558.9%#17 · 2025151.3#13 · 20243.34#20 · 202425.9#21 · 20247.0#19 · 202435.4%#23 · 2025
Côte d'Ivoire32.7m#13 · 20252.40%#6 · 202554.5%#21 · 2025100.4#16 · 20244.23#7 · 202431.6#10 · 20247.6#10 · 202440.5%#9 · 2025
Cameroon29.9m#14 · 20252.56%#5 · 202555.7%#19 · 202561.6#30 · 20244.26#6 · 202433.3#5 · 20247.0#18 · 202441.1%#5 · 2025
Nepal29.6m#15 · 2025-0.11%#47 · 202567.0%#9 · 2025206.8#10 · 20241.96#45 · 202419.0#40 · 20247.0#20 · 202428.1%#39 · 2025
Venezuela28.5m#16 · 20250.39%#46 · 202589.3%#2 · 202532.2#37 · 20242.08#43 · 202415.2#45 · 20247.7#9 · 202424.9%#43 · 2025
Zambia21.9m#17 · 20252.77%#4 · 202545.9%#25 · 202528.7#40 · 20244.04#11 · 202432.7#7 · 20245.2#40 · 202441.0%#6 · 2025
Senegal18.9m#18 · 20252.30%#12 · 202555.8%#18 · 202596.1#20 · 20243.77#13 · 202429.2#13 · 20245.5#38 · 202437.7%#14 · 2025
Cambodia17.8m#19 · 20251.18%#36 · 202541.1%#30 · 202599.9#17 · 20242.55#34 · 202420.3#36 · 20246.5#24 · 202429.5%#35 · 2025
Zimbabwe17.0m#20 · 20251.88%#19 · 202540.5%#31 · 202543.0#34 · 20243.67#14 · 202429.9#12 · 20247.5#11 · 202440.3%#11 · 2025
Guinea15.1m#21 · 20252.31%#11 · 202538.5%#34 · 202560.0#31 · 20244.13#8 · 202433.3#6 · 20249.0#4 · 202440.5%#7 · 2025
Benin14.8m#22 · 20252.40%#7 · 202553.4%#22 · 2025128.3#14 · 20244.48#4 · 202433.4#4 · 20248.7#5 · 202441.3%#4 · 2025
Bolivia12.6m#23 · 20251.35%#30 · 202571.6%#5 · 202511.4#45 · 20242.52#35 · 202421.0#32 · 20247.2#15 · 202429.4%#36 · 2025
Tunisia12.3m#24 · 20250.58%#45 · 202570.7%#7 · 202579.0#25 · 20241.82#46 · 202413.4#46 · 20246.1#29 · 202423.6%#46 · 2025
Haiti11.9m#25 · 20251.13%#37 · 202555.6%#20 · 2025427.2#6 · 20242.62#31 · 202421.9#29 · 20247.8#7 · 202430.8%#32 · 2025
Honduras11.0m#26 · 20251.65%#26 · 202559.3%#16 · 202596.8#19 · 20242.48#36 · 202421.6#31 · 20244.5#46 · 202430.3%#33 · 2025
Tajikistan10.8m#27 · 20251.83%#23 · 202526.2%#45 · 202576.3#28 · 20243.04#26 · 202425.3#24 · 20244.6#45 · 202435.9%#22 · 2025
Papua New Guinea10.8m#28 · 20251.75%#24 · 202515.8%#47 · 202523.4#42 · 20243.07#25 · 202424.3#26 · 20246.6#23 · 202433.1%#26 · 2025
Togo8.6m#29 · 20252.18%#14 · 202544.4%#27 · 2025154.6#12 · 20244.12#9 · 202432.1#9 · 20248.5#6 · 202440.4%#10 · 2025
Laos7.9m#30 · 20251.32%#31 · 202540.3%#32 · 202533.7#36 · 20242.40#37 · 202420.9#33 · 20246.2#27 · 202429.8%#34 · 2025
Kyrgyzstan7.3m#31 · 20251.66%#25 · 202534.7%#37 · 202537.7#35 · 20242.60#33 · 202419.4#38 · 20244.4#47 · 202431.9%#29 · 2025
Nicaragua7.0m#32 · 20251.31%#32 · 202559.4%#15 · 202556.7#32 · 20232.21#40 · 202419.1#39 · 20244.6#44 · 202428.3%#38 · 2025
Republic of the Congo6.5m#33 · 20252.36%#8 · 202564.1%#10 · 202518.5#44 · 20244.11#10 · 202430.4#11 · 20246.2#26 · 202439.9%#12 · 2025
Lebanon5.8m#34 · 20250.75%#42 · 202591.0%#1 · 2025567.5#3 · 20242.23#38 · 202416.0#44 · 20246.0#31 · 202425.6%#41 · 2025
West Bank and Gaza5.4m#35 · 20252.33%#10 · 202587.4%#3 · 2025877.9#2 · 20243.25#21 · 202426.5#20 · 20245.9#33 · 202437.6%#15 · 2025
Mauritania5.3m#36 · 20252.78%#3 · 202561.5%#14 · 20255.0#46 · 20244.62#2 · 202434.0#3 · 20245.4#39 · 202442.4%#2 · 2025
Namibia3.1m#37 · 20252.05%#16 · 202550.9%#24 · 20253.7#47 · 20243.21#22 · 202425.9#22 · 20246.2#28 · 202436.7%#18 · 2025
Lesotho2.4m#38 · 20251.10%#38 · 202544.7%#26 · 202577.0#27 · 20242.66#29 · 202423.8#27 · 202410.5#2 · 202434.1%#25 · 2025
Timor-Leste1.4m#39 · 20251.27%#34 · 202528.8%#43 · 202594.2#21 · 20242.63#30 · 202421.8#30 · 20247.2#13 · 202433.1%#27 · 2025
Eswatini1.3m#40 · 20251.07%#39 · 202526.7%#44 · 202572.3#29 · 20242.72#28 · 202423.6#28 · 20247.7#8 · 202433.0%#28 · 2025
Djibouti1.2m#41 · 20251.31%#33 · 202573.0%#4 · 202550.4#33 · 20242.62#32 · 202420.9#34 · 20247.5#12 · 202428.8%#37 · 2025
Comoros882,847#42 · 20251.85%#21 · 202533.9%#38 · 2025463.5#5 · 20243.82#12 · 202428.2#14 · 20247.1#16 · 202436.9%#17 · 2025
Solomon Islands838,645#43 · 20252.35%#9 · 202531.3%#41 · 202529.3#39 · 20243.51#18 · 202426.7#19 · 20245.1#42 · 202436.6%#19 · 2025
Bhutan796,682#44 · 20250.65%#43 · 202543.4%#28 · 202520.8#43 · 20241.45#47 · 202412.5#47 · 20246.1#30 · 202420.4%#47 · 2025
Vanuatu335,169#45 · 20252.23%#13 · 202522.3%#46 · 202526.9#41 · 20243.57#16 · 202427.7#16 · 20245.0#43 · 202438.0%#13 · 2025
São Tomé and Príncipe240,254#46 · 20251.98%#17 · 202569.2%#8 · 2025245.3#9 · 20243.60#15 · 202428.1#15 · 20245.5#36 · 202437.5%#16 · 2025
Kiribati136,488#47 · 20251.45%#29 · 202563.4%#12 · 2025165.9#11 · 20243.12#24 · 202425.3#25 · 20247.1#17 · 202434.4%#24 · 2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Population47 countries
  1. 1India1.5bn2025
  2. 2Pakistan255m2025
  3. 3Nigeria238m2025
Lowest
  1. 47Kiribati136,4882025
  2. 46São Tomé and Príncipe240,2542025
  3. 45Vanuatu335,1692025
Median country 12.3m · group 2.9bn
Population growth47 countries
  1. 1Angola3.00%2025
  2. 2Tanzania2.86%2025
  3. 3Mauritania2.78%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Nepal-0.11%2025
  2. 46Venezuela0.39%2025
  3. 45Tunisia0.58%2025
Median country 1.75% · group 1.30%
Urban share47 countries
  1. 1Lebanon91.0%2025
  2. 2Venezuela89.3%2025
  3. 3West Bank and Gaza87.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Papua New Guinea15.8%2025
  2. 46Vanuatu22.3%2025
  3. 45Tajikistan26.2%2025
Median country 50.9% · group 42.0%
Density47 countries
  1. 1Bangladesh1,333.42024
  2. 2West Bank and Gaza877.92024
  3. 3Lebanon567.52024
Lowest
  1. 47Namibia3.72024
  2. 46Mauritania5.02024
  3. 45Bolivia11.42024
Median country 82.9 · group 152.0
Fertility47 countries
  1. 1Angola5.052024
  2. 2Mauritania4.622024
  3. 3Tanzania4.542024
Lowest
  1. 47Bhutan1.452024
  2. 46Tunisia1.822024
  3. 45Nepal1.962024
Median country 3.12 · group 2.62
Birth rate47 countries
  1. 1Angola37.22024
  2. 2Tanzania34.82024
  3. 3Mauritania34.02024
Lowest
  1. 47Bhutan12.52024
  2. 46Tunisia13.42024
  3. 45Venezuela15.22024
Median country 25.3 · group 21.1
Death rate47 countries
  1. 1Nigeria11.62024
  2. 2Lesotho10.52024
  3. 3Myanmar9.22024
Lowest
  1. 47Kyrgyzstan4.42024
  2. 46Honduras4.52024
  3. 45Tajikistan4.62024
Median country 6.5 · group 6.9
Aged 0–1447 countries
  1. 1Angola44.1%2025
  2. 2Mauritania42.4%2025
  3. 3Tanzania42.3%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Bhutan20.4%2025
  2. 46Tunisia23.6%2025
  3. 45Myanmar24.1%2025
Median country 34.4% · group 29.5%
Aged 65+47 countries
  1. 1Lebanon10.4%2025
  2. 2Venezuela10.0%2025
  3. 3Tunisia9.9%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Zambia2.0%2025
  2. 46Côte d'Ivoire2.7%2025
  3. 45Cameroon2.8%2025
Median country 4.4% · group 6.0%
Dependency ratio47 countries
  1. 1Angola88.7%2025
  2. 2Mauritania83.9%2025
  3. 3Tanzania83.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Bhutan37.0%2025
  2. 46India46.1%2025
  3. 45Myanmar46.2%2025
Median country 63.2% · group 56.1%
Net migration47 countries
  1. 1Côte d'Ivoire11,3052025
  2. 2Zambia6,5622025
  3. 3Namibia1,8662025
Lowest
  1. 47Pakistan-1.2m2025
  2. 46India-495,7532025
  3. 45Bangladesh-402,1002025
Median country -10,230 · group -3.1m
Adolescent births47 countries
  1. 1Angola139.42024
  2. 2Guinea116.82024
  3. 3Zambia115.52024
Lowest
  1. 47Tunisia4.22024
  2. 46Bhutan8.72024
  3. 45India13.02024
Median country 64.4 · group 42.5
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