Population ages 15-64 in Middle income
Middle income: Population ages 15-64 was 66.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Middle income, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Middle income stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Middle income peaked at 66.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1966.
That places Middle income 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.5% | — |
| 1961 | 55.5% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 55.3% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 54.6% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 55.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 57.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.2% | 54.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 56.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.7% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 62.4% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.9% | 66.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Middle income?
- Population ages 15-64 in Middle income was 66.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1966.
- How does Middle income rank for population ages 15-64?
- Middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.