Population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population ages 15-64 was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income stood at 64.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income peaked at 64.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1969.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.5% | 54.0% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.3% | 54.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 54.7% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 55.6% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 58.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 61.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.4% | 64.5% | 6 |
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9919 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 68.0% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.4 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income?
- Population ages 15-64 in Lower middle income was 64.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1969.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.