Signal Brookings tipping point: half the world middle class in 2018, 5.3 billion projected for 2030
Summary
The chapter's anchor statistic comes from a Brookings Institution study: 2018 was the year when just over half the world's population, about 3.8 billion people, was first counted as middle class, with 5.3 billion projected for 2030 and most of the growth in Asia.
Classification
Main topicMacroeconomy & Finance
Secondary topicsValues & Lifestyles
Region menusGlobal
Occurrencescope:global
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=14;section=Megatrend 6 Growth of middle class and consumption on a global level 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=14;section=Megatrend 6 Growth of middle class and consumption on a global level 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
- IssueClaim that a stronger middle class produces trust and virtuous governance1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: direct_urgent · supports
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