What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total between Brazil and United States?

104,372, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

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+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total

Brazil

145,288

in 2010

United States

249,660

in 2010

Brazil rank

5th

United States rank

3rd

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

Brazil
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 249,660 against 145,288 in Brazil, a difference of 104,372.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 144 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	44,375	133,878	89,504	United States
1970s	59,926	157,647	97,720	United States
1980s	80,524	184,732	104,208	United States
1990s	102,775	205,032	102,256	United States
2000s	128,418	229,584	101,166	United States
2010s	145,288	249,660	104,372	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total, Brazil or United States?: United States, at 249,660 against 145,288 in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total between Brazil and United States?: 104,372, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?: Brazil ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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+, 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+, 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: 21 August 2026

Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.