What is population, total in Low income?

Population, total in Low income was 767.49 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Low income?

The highest recorded value was 767.49 million in 2025.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Low income?

The lowest recorded value was 134.45 million in 1960.

Is population, total rising or falling in Low income?

Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Low 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.

Population, total in Low income

Name: Population, total in Low income
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low income: Population, total was 767.49 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

767.49 million

Change on year

up 2.7%

All-time high

767.49 million

in 2025

All-time low

134.45 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Low income, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Low income stood at 767.49 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Low income peaked at 767.49 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 134.45 million, in 1960.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	150.56 million	134.45 million	168.50 million	10
1970s	195.09 million	173.00 million	219.06 million	10
1980s	250.86 million	223.93 million	281.52 million	10
1990s	330.27 million	288.95 million	374.70 million	10
2000s	439.64 million	384.94 million	499.03 million	10
2010s	579.71 million	513.32 million	652.25 million	10
2020s	718.30 million	670.89 million	767.49 million	6

More climate change data for Low income

Population growth 2.7% (2025)
Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
Urban population 269.86 million (2025)
Urban population 35.2% (2025)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 12.2% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 117.16 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 5.1% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 12.7% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 10.3% (2025)
Marine protected areas 1.4% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Low income?: Population, total in Low income was 767.49 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Low income?: The highest recorded value was 767.49 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Low income?: The lowest recorded value was 134.45 million in 1960.
Is population, total rising or falling in Low income?: Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low 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

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.