Population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Population ages 15-64, total was 1.90 billion in 2025. β² Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income, 1960β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income stood at 1.90 billion. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income peaked at 1.90 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 420.47 million, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461.78 million | 420.47 million | 508.88 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 585.11 million | 521.40 million | 656.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 763.30 million | 674.67 million | 857.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 995.72 million | 882.09 million | 1.12 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion | 1.15 billion | 1.42 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 billion | 1.45 billion | 1.72 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 billion | 1.75 billion | 1.90 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 15-64, female 932.52 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 83.07 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 6.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 94.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 966.06 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 446.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 422.40 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Lower middle income was 1.90 billion in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 420.47 million in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.