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title: "Appendix F: Changes in the shares of adults in lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers"
description: "The charts in this appendix show the shares of adults in the lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers in a country in 1991 and in the latest year for which data are available. The latest estimates for Denmark, France, Ireland and Italy are for 2010. The latest estimates for Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, […]"
date: "2017-04-24"
authors:
  - name: "Rakesh Kochhar"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/rakesh-kochhar/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/western-europe-middle-class-appendix-f/"
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# Appendix F: Changes in the shares of adults in lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers

The charts in this appendix show the shares of adults in the lower-, middle- and upper-income tiers in a country in 1991 and in the latest year for which data are available. The latest estimates for Denmark, France, Ireland and Italy are for 2010. The latest estimates for Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK and the U.S. are for 2013.

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-01.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-01/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-02.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-02/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-03.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-03/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-04.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-04.png)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-05.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-05/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-06.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-06/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-07.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-07/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-08.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-08/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-09.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-09/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-10.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-10/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-11.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-11/)

[![](https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/04/ST_2017.04.24_Western-Europe-Middle-Class_F-12.png)](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/middle-class-fortunes-in-western-europe/st_2017-04-24_western-europe-middle-class_f-12/)

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**Next:** [Appendix G: Changes in disposable household incomes, by income tier](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/04/24/western-europe-middle-class-appendix-g.md)