Population growth in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population growth was 1.3% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Lower middle income, 1961β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Lower middle income is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Lower middle income peaked at 2.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
Lower middle income ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 14 Mali 2.9% compare
- 15 Yemen 2.9% compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 2.9% compare
- 17 Mozambique 2.8% compare
- 18 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 19 Zambia 2.8% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 2.8% compare
More climate change data for Lower middle income
- Population, total 2.95 billion (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 growth in Lower middle income?
- Population growth in Lower middle income was 1.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Lower middle income rank for population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.