Population growth in Middle income
Middle income: Population growth was 0.8% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population growth in 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 Middle income is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Middle income peaked at 2.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Middle income 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 2.3% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More climate change data for Middle income
- Population, total 6.02 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 3.34 billion (2025)
- Urban population 55.4% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 24.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2,785 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 10.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.3% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 7.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Middle income?
- Population growth in Middle income was 0.8% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Middle income rank for population growth?
- Middle income ranks 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.