Distribution of population across income thresholds stacked bar 30 only by country
Countries reporting
120
Highest
1.44 billion
India
Lowest
22,150
Iceland
Median
9.42 million
Years covered
63
1963–2025
Data points
2,152
What the numbers show
Distribution of population across income thresholds stacked bar 30 only is currently reported for 120 countries. The highest value is 1.44 billion in India; the lowest is 22,150 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.42 million, and the mean is 49.38 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 65,186.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 44.8%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 62.9%).
Distribution of population across income thresholds stacked bar 30: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.44 billion | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 1.26 billion | 2022 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 280.28 million | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 252.39 million | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 226.33 million | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 167.94 million | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 160.20 million | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 122.08 million | 2021 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 9 | Philippines | 113.74 million | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 110.95 million | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 110.47 million | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 107.51 million | 2020 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Vietnam | 90.52 million | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Iran | 86.65 million | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 61.06 million | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 57.27 million | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania | 57.03 million | 2018 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 54.85 million | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 19 | Uganda | 48.81 million | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 46.55 million | 2023 | down 27.6% | flat |
| 21 | United States | 44.55 million | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 44.53 million | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 42.29 million | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 24 | Japan | 35.61 million | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 25 | Mozambique | 32.64 million | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 32.33 million | 2013 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 31.77 million | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 31.32 million | 2025 | — | falling |
| 29 | Madagascar | 30.24 million | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.04 million | 2021 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 29.69 million | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 29.35 million | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 27.06 million | 2021 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 34 | Venezuela | 25.33 million | 2006 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Niger | 24.88 million | 2021 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 22.73 million | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 37 | Syria | 22.46 million | 2022 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 22.24 million | 2021 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 21.03 million | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 40 | Zambia | 20.11 million | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 19.17 million | 2019 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 18.54 million | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 17.53 million | 2021 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 44 | Senegal | 17.37 million | 2021 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 45 | Guatemala | 16.89 million | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 15.47 million | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 47 | Rwanda | 14.06 million | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 48 | Benin | 13.62 million | 2021 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 13.13 million | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 50 | Guinea | 12.86 million | 2018 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 51 | Burundi | 12.66 million | 2020 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 52 | Chile | 12.19 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 53 | Spain | 11.21 million | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 54 | Tunisia | 11.17 million | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 10.53 million | 2023 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 10.41 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 57 | United Kingdom | 10.18 million | 2021 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 10.16 million | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 59 | Bolivia | 9.86 million | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 9.61 million | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 61 | Germany | 9.23 million | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 62 | France | 9.06 million | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 63 | Togo | 8.97 million | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 8.94 million | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | South Korea | 8.44 million | 2021 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 66 | Belarus | 8.22 million | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 8.21 million | 2005 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Laos | 7.67 million | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 69 | Hungary | 7.22 million | 2017 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.18 million | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 6.57 million | 2010 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 72 | Paraguay | 5.76 million | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 5.71 million | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 5.67 million | 2014 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Greece | 5.49 million | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 76 | Serbia | 4.96 million | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 77 | Palestine | 4.75 million | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 78 | Taiwan | 4.58 million | 2021 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 79 | Mauritania | 4.52 million | 2019 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 80 | Portugal | 4.29 million | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 3.84 million | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 3.77 million | 2022 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 83 | Georgia | 3.60 million | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 84 | Canada | 3.54 million | 2022 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 85 | Mongolia | 3.24 million | 2022 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 3.20 million | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 3.18 million | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 88 | Panama | 3.17 million | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 2.99 million | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 90 | Australia | 2.95 million | 2020 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.87 million | 2021 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 92 | Czechia | 2.76 million | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 93 | Gambia | 2.50 million | 2020 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 94 | Jamaica | 2.40 million | 2021 | — | flat |
| 95 | Albania | 2.38 million | 2020 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 96 | Moldova | 2.31 million | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 97 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.09 million | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 98 | Botswana | 2.08 million | 2015 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 99 | Uruguay | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 1.66 million | 2019 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 101 | Sweden | 1.38 million | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 1.34 million | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 103 | Lithuania | 1.01 million | 2023 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 104 | Netherlands | 991,050 | 2021 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium | 828,261 | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 106 | Latvia | 820,475 | 2023 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 107 | Bhutan | 692,617 | 2022 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 108 | Austria | 641,922 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 109 | Ireland | 607,311 | 2023 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 534,903 | 2023 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 111 | Montenegro | 511,852 | 2021 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 112 | Finland | 497,966 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 113 | Estonia | 480,778 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 114 | Denmark | 368,505 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 115 | Slovenia | 233,222 | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Norway | 208,155 | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 167,061 | 2023 | down 52.8% | rising |
| 118 | Malta | 77,090 | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 30,345 | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 120 | Iceland | 22,150 | 2019 | down 35.5% | falling |