The metropolitan area of Lagos in Nigeria counted over 14 million middle-class people as of 2018. This was the highest number in Africa. Addis Ababa in Ethiopia followed with 2.7 million individuals belonging to the middle class. The middle-class population included people who had a disposable income of over 75 percent of their salary, were employed, had a business activity, or were in education, and had at least a secondary school degree.
Number of middle-class people in selected cities in Africa as of 2018
(in millions)
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Ipsos. (February 1, 2018). Number of middle-class people in selected cities in Africa as of 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1254370/number-of-middle-class-people-in-selected-cities-in-africa/
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