UHNWI populations 2005–2025Using data from New World Wealth, this infographic clearly illustrates three trends regarding the world’s population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals – those with net assets of over $30m excluding their primary residence. First, despite the global financial crisis, UHNWI numbers grew sharply over the past decade. Second, the rate of growth was much higher in emerging economies. Third, the rate of growth is set to slow significantly over the next 10 years.

NORTH AMERICA

RUSSIA & CIS

ASIA

AUSTRALASIA

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

Total global UHNWIs

2025

263,483

41%

2015

187,468

61%

2005

116,800

2015 global UHNWI wealth

$19.3tn

66%

134%

90,247

69,283

51,934

67,999

41,072

17,531

2,039

6,105

10,517

30%

72%

199%

1,630

3,795

5,179

36%

133%

33%

2005 population

2015 population

2025 population

LEGEND

2015 Total UHNWI wealth

$6,928bn

$702bn

$4,313bn

$417bn

MIDDLE EAST

EUROPE

AFRICA

LATIN AMERICA

&CARIBBEAN

INDIAN OCEAN

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

58,465

9,492

2,620

5,279

1,602

46,191

32,073

41%

50%

27%

44%

80%

64%

13,380

3,933

8,910

4,712

54%

89%

13,763

$4,619bn

$980bn

$301bn

$997bn

Source: New World Wealth