By 2030, the middle-class population in Asia-Pacific is expected to increase from **** billion people in 2015 to **** billion people. In comparison, the middle-class population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to increase from *** million in 2015 to *** million in 2030. Worldwide wealth While the middle-class has been on the rise, there is still a huge disparity in global wealth and income. The United States had the highest number of individuals belonging to the top one percent of wealth holders, and the value of global wealth is only expected to increase over the coming years. Around ** percent of the world’s population had assets valued at less than 10,000 U.S. dollars, while less than *** percent had assets of more than one million U.S. dollars. Asia had the highest percentage of investable assets in the world in 2018, whereas Oceania had the highest percentage of non-investable assets. The middle-class The middle class is the group of people whose income falls in the middle of the scale. China accounted for over half of the global population for middle-class wealth in 2017. In the United States, the debate about the middle class “disappearing” has been a popular topic due to the increase in wealth among the top billionaires in the nation. Due to this, there have been arguments to increase taxes on the rich to help support the middle class.

This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. adult population that belong to the middle class from 1971 to 2015, by age. In 2015, about 50 percent of U.S. adult residents were part of the middle class.

This study defined middle class income households as those with an income between 67 and 200 percent of the U.S. median household income, after adjustment for household size. Middle class income ranges from about 42,000 U.S. dollars to about 126,000 U.S. dollars per year for a three-person household.

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Lower Middle Income Countries (SPPOPTOTLLMC) from 1960 to 2024 about population and income.

This statistic shows the number of China's middle class population in 2002 and a forecast for 2020. According to the forecast, the middle class in China would grow to approximately *** million by 2020.

In 2024, the number of people living in the middle class and above in China amounted to over **** billion. In Brunei, over ***** thousand people were middle class and above, accounting for 100 percent of the country's population that year.

United States - Population, Total for Upper Middle Income Countries was 2816864459.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population, Total for Upper Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 2816864459.00000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 1136464260.00000 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population, Total for Upper Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

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In 2010, the middle income class accounted for ** percent of the population in the ASEAN region. This number was forecasted to reach ** percent by 2030 due to increased urbanization and consequently, rising consumption levels. The middle income segment refers to a daily expenditure of *** to *********** U.S. dollars.

United States - Population Growth for Upper Middle Income Countries was 0.22066 % Chg. at Annual Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population Growth for Upper Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 2.49041 in January of 1966 and a record low of 0.22066 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population Growth for Upper Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

In 2020, the estimated size of the middle class population in the six selected Southeast Asian countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam amounted to around *** million. That year, approximately ** million people of Indonesia's total population were part of the middle class.

United States - Population Growth for Middle Income Countries was 0.76518 % Chg. at Annual Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population Growth for Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 2.42826 in January of 1966 and a record low of 0.76181 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population Growth for Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This dataset is one which highlights the demographics of Upper-Middle Class people living in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India and attempts to, through various methods of statistical analysis, establish a relationship between several of these demographic details.

United States - Population Growth for Lower Middle Income Countries was 1.26841 % Chg. at Annual Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population Growth for Lower Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 2.50672 in January of 1983 and a record low of 1.23298 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population Growth for Lower Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This statistic shows the size of the urban middle class population in China from 2005 to 2010. Middle class includes households with an annual income between ****** and ******* yuan. In 2005, the urban middle class in China encompassed **** million people.

United States - Population, Total for Middle Income Countries was 5896643239.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population, Total for Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 5896643239.00000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 2126448264.00000 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population, Total for Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

United States - Population, Total for Lower Middle Income Countries was 3079778780.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population, Total for Lower Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 3330652547.00000 in January of 2020 and a record low of 989984004.00000 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population, Total for Lower Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Population Ages 15 to 64 for Middle Income Countries was 66.20608 % of Total in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Population Ages 15 to 64 for Middle Income Countries reached a record high of 66.66736 in January of 2015 and a record low of 55.15964 in January of 1966. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Population Ages 15 to 64 for Middle Income Countries - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Disposable Income per Capita: Middle Income data was reported at 33,925.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 32,195.000 RMB for 2023. Disposable Income per Capita: Middle Income data is updated yearly, averaging 24,111.810 RMB from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2024, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33,925.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 15,697.999 RMB in 2013. Disposable Income per Capita: Middle Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Household Survey – Table CN.HD: Income by Income Level.

Disposable Income per Capita: Urban: Middle Income data was reported at 48,508.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 46,276.000 RMB for 2023. Disposable Income per Capita: Urban: Middle Income data is updated yearly, averaging 8,678.295 RMB from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2024, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,508.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 737.280 RMB in 1985. Disposable Income per Capita: Urban: Middle Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Household Survey – Table CN.HD: Income by Income Level. Since 2013, All households in the sample are grouped, by per capita disposable income of the household, into groups of low income, lower middle income, middle income, upper middle income, and high income, each group consisting of 20%, 20%, 20%, 20%, and 20% of all households respectively.