Population, total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population, total was 2.95 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Lower middle income is 2.95 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Lower middle income peaked at 2.95 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 758.17 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 | 847.78 million | 758.17 million | 941.71 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.08 billion | 964.51 million | 1.20 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 billion | 1.23 billion | 1.55 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 billion | 1.59 billion | 1.93 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 billion | 1.97 billion | 2.33 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 billion | 2.37 billion | 2.72 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 billion | 2.76 billion | 2.95 billion | 6 |
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.24 billion (2025)
- Urban population 42.0% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 18.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1,139 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 16.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 19.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.4% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Lower middle income?
- Population, total in Lower middle income was 2.95 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 758.17 million in 1960.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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), 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.