Population, total in High income
High income: Population, total was 1.42 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in High income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in High income is 1.42 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in High income peaked at 1.42 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 908.26 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957.17 million | 908.26 million | 1.00 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 billion | 1.01 billion | 1.10 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 billion | 1.10 billion | 1.17 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 billion | 1.18 billion | 1.25 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 billion | 1.26 billion | 1.32 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 billion | 1.33 billion | 1.39 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 billion | 1.39 billion | 1.42 billion | 6 |
More climate change data for High income
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 1.14 billion (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 950.91 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.2% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 26.8% (2025)
- CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in High income?
- Population, total in High income was 1.42 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 908.26 million in 1960.
- Is population, total rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.