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

77,038, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia 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.

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

Indonesia

172,622

in 2010

United States

249,660

in 2010

Indonesia rank

4th

United States rank

3rd

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

Indonesia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 249,660 against 172,622 in Indonesia, a difference of 77,038.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

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

Indonesia ranks 4th 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	Indonesia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60,009	133,878	73,870	United States
1970s	74,115	157,647	83,532	United States
1980s	95,916	184,732	88,815	United States
1990s	123,800	205,032	81,231	United States
2000s	152,904	229,584	76,680	United States
2010s	172,622	249,660	77,038	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, Indonesia or United States?: United States, at 249,660 against 172,622 in Indonesia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total between Indonesia and United States?: 77,038, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?: Indonesia ranks 4th 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.