Population growth in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Population growth was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Upper middle income, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Upper middle income stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Upper middle income peaked at 2.6% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 6 |
More climate change data for Upper middle income
- Population, total 3.08 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 2.10 billion (2025)
- Urban population 68.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 30.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,646 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 8.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.2% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 8.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Upper middle income?
- Population growth in Upper middle income was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.