781
828
850
865
859
73
144
216
322
456
501
981
1,822
2,695
3,624
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
1996e** 2006 2016 2026 2036
Middle Class to almost double over the next 20 years
Rounded total to nearest 50
* Households with yearly income between $20,000 and $150,000 at PPP in constant 2016 prices
** Estimate for 1996 split by region
Source: Oxford Economics, Airbus GMF
9
People in Middle Class* (million)
Emerging countries
Developing countries
Advanced countries
8,900
56%
World Population (M.)
% of world population
8,200
47%
7,430
39%
6,600
30%
5,820
23%
Forecast
4,950
3,900
2,900
1,950
1,350