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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
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17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).
The share of adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021, according to a new analysis.
About half of U.S. adults lived in middle-income households in 2018, according to our new analysis of government data.
While the size of the U.S. middle class remained relatively stable between 2002 and 2016, financial gains for middle-income Americans were modest compared with those of higher-income households.
As part of a new study, Pew Research Center designed income calculators to help you determine where you fit on the income ladder in Western Europe.
The middle class has long been the country’s economic majority, but our new analysis finds that’s no longer true.
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