Population, total in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Population, total was 6.79 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Low & middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 6.79 billion for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Low & middle income peaked at 6.79 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.11 billion, 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 | 2.34 billion | 2.11 billion | 2.60 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 billion | 2.67 billion | 3.26 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.67 billion | 3.33 billion | 4.03 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 billion | 4.12 billion | 4.83 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 billion | 4.91 billion | 5.59 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 billion | 5.67 billion | 6.39 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 billion | 6.46 billion | 6.79 billion | 6 |
More climate change data for Low & middle income
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 3.61 billion (2025)
- Urban population 53.1% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2,902 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 10.4% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 16.4% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.3% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 6.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Low & middle income?
- Population, total in Low & middle income was 6.79 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 billion in 1960.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.