In most countries, shrinking middle-income shares led to rising shares in lower- and upper-income tiers | Pew Research Center

April 20, 2017

1. The middle class is large in many Western European countries, but it is losing ground in places

In most countries, shrinking middle-income shares led to rising shares in lower- and upper-income tiers

In most countries, shrinking middle-income shares led to rising shares in lower- and upper-income tiers

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1. The middle class is large in many Western European countries, but it is losing ground in places
In Western European countries studied, up to eight-in-ten adults live in middle-income households; U.S. has among the highest lower- and upper-income shares
Countries with higher income inequality have smaller shares of adults who are middle income
In most countries, shrinking middle-income shares led to rising shares in lower- and upper-income tiers
Income status of adults improved the most in the Netherlands and Ireland