Population by Income Group
Population totals grouped by income classification level.
IDA & IBRD total
6,926,222,113 people (2026)
Low & middle income
6,563,501,708 people (2026)
Middle income
5,938,893,610 people (2026)
IBRD only
4,979,421,568 people (2026)
Early-demographic dividend
3,552,278,604 people (2026)
Lower middle income
3,120,980,912 people (2026)
Upper middle income
2,817,912,698 people (2026)
Late-demographic dividend
2,328,628,339 people (2026)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2,141,122,258 people (2026)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD)
2,114,653,077 people (2026)
IDA total
1,946,800,545 people (2026)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1,677,384,532 people (2026)
High income
1,417,841,927 people (2026)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD)
1,291,044,964 people (2026)
IDA only
1,269,842,894 people (2026)
Least developed countries: UN classification
1,187,777,591 people (2026)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,158,863,843 people (2026)
Post-demographic dividend
1,128,377,826 people (2026)
Pre-demographic dividend
1,105,951,788 people (2026)
Fragile and conflict affected situations
1,081,767,572 people (2026)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
941,413,026 people (2026)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
741,690,916 people (2026)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
736,401,764 people (2026)
IDA blend
676,957,651 people (2026)
Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD)
647,003,746 people (2026)
Low income
624,608,098 people (2026)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
594,158,638 people (2026)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD)
459,734,030 people (2026)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
250,281,521 people (2026)