What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?

1,124, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

7,150

in 2010

Japan

6,026

in 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

14th

Japan rank

16th

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Japan

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 7,150 against 6,026 in Japan, a difference of 1,124.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Japan ranks 16th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,701	10,083	8,382	Japan
1970s	2,238	8,572	6,334	Japan
1980s	3,083	8,616	5,534	Japan
1990s	4,374	9,274	4,900	Japan
2000s	5,841	7,036	1,194	Japan
2010s	7,150	6,026	1,124	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Japan?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7,150 against 6,026 in Japan as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?: 1,124, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Japan rank globally for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 14th and Japan ranks 16th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.