Signal Middle class put at about 5 billion by 2030 with two thirds in Asia Pacific
Summary
The chapter restates the middle class projection in its own terms: about five billion people by 2030, two thirds of them in the Asia Pacific, though it holds that individual purchasing power in the West stays above that of consumers in China and India.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Secondary topicsValues & Lifestyles
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:53
Evidence 1
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=15;section=Megatrend 7 Shift of Power towards the East and the South 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 1
- IssueDepletion of finite minerals, metals and fossil fuels1 trends · 2 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent · supports
Public id: fm-1869a40d2918