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Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female by country

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

Countries reporting
144
Highest
55,959
India
Lowest
5
Tonga
Median
427.5
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 55,959 in India; the lowest is 5 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 427.5, and the mean is 1,869.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11,192.

Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 35.0%).

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 55,959 2010 up 13.6% rising
2 China, People's Republic of 48,251 2010 down 0.2% rising
3 United States 10,878 2010 up 11.2% rising
4 Indonesia 10,175 2010 down 4.8% rising
5 Pakistan 9,404 2010 up 23.0% rising
6 Brazil 8,128 2010 down 9.2% rising
7 Bangladesh 7,945 2010 up 16.4% rising
8 Mexico 5,459 2010 up 7.1% rising
9 Philippines 4,649 2010 up 16.4% rising
10 Vietnam 4,487 2010 up 9.0% rising
11 Russian Federation 3,957 2010 down 35.0% rising
12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,903 2010 down 10.7% rising
13 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3,774 2010 up 0.8% rising
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3,573 2010 up 31.5% rising
15 Türkiye, Republic of 3,390 2010 down 0.6% rising
16 Japan 2,942 2010 down 19.7% falling
17 Myanmar 2,654 2010 up 8.7% rising
18 Thailand 2,597 2010 down 5.5% rising
19 South Africa 2,528 2010 up 4.8% rising
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 2,395 2010 up 23.4% rising
21 Colombia 2,280 2010 up 12.4% rising
22 Germany 2,153 2010 down 5.5% falling
23 Sudan 2,087 2010 up 18.2% rising
24 Kenya 2,069 2010 up 10.5% volatile
25 United Kingdom 1,917 2010 up 8.0% flat
26 Uganda 1,874 2010 up 38.6% volatile
27 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1,859 2010 up 57.7% rising
28 France 1,768 2010 down 6.5% flat
29 Algeria 1,742 2010 down 4.3% rising
30 Iraq 1,727 2010 up 32.3% rising
31 Argentina 1,706 2010 up 6.0% rising
32 Nepal 1,626 2010 up 30.4% rising
33 Korea, Republic of 1,601 2010 down 12.7% rising
34 Morocco 1,573 2010 down 3.0% rising
35 Peru 1,461 2010 up 12.0% rising
36 Saudi Arabia 1,398 2010 up 43.4% volatile
37 Ukraine 1,397 2010 down 24.6% flat
38 Yemen, Republic of 1,380 2010 up 37.2% volatile
39 Italy 1,379 2010 down 7.7% falling
40 Malaysia 1,336 2010 up 19.7% rising
41 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1,335 2010 up 9.2% rising
42 Ghana 1,306 2010 up 17.6% rising
43 Mozambique, Republic of 1,251 2010 up 30.9% rising
44 Poland, Republic of 1,201 2010 down 27.1% rising
45 Côte d'Ivoire 1,147 2010 up 16.9% volatile
46 Canada 1,084 2010 up 7.8% rising
47 Syrian Arab Republic 1,061 2010 up 1.6% volatile
48 Cameroon 1,016 2010 up 22.3% rising
49 Spain 977 2010 down 23.3% falling
50 Zimbabwe 861 2010 up 7.4% rising
51 Mali 858 2010 up 32.2% rising
52 Sri Lanka 850 2010 down 12.4% rising
53 Cambodia 847 2010 down 0.1% rising
54 Niger 840 2010 up 38.4% rising
55 Malawi 837 2010 up 36.3% rising
56 Guatemala 792 2010 up 25.5% rising
57 Zambia 771 2010 up 27.6% rising
58 Chile 732 2010 up 12.4% rising
59 Senegal 725 2010 up 24.4% rising
60 Australia 693 2010 up 6.1% rising
61 Ecuador 673 2010 up 5.2% rising
62 Kazakhstan, Republic of 600 2010 down 12.3% rising
63 Romania 582 2010 down 27.5% flat
64 Rwanda 571 2010 up 14.4% rising
65 Bolivia 529 2010 up 25.4% rising
66 Benin 522 2010 up 31.5% rising
67 Burundi 500 2010 up 29.9% rising
68 Netherlands, The 499 2010 up 11.4% falling
69 Dominican Republic 483 2010 up 10.8% rising
70 Haiti 481 2010 down 0.6% rising
71 Tunisia 475 2010 down 6.1% rising
72 Honduras 437 2010 up 23.4% rising
73 Tajikistan, Republic of 418 2010 up 22.9% rising
74 Togo 388 2010 up 30.2% volatile
75 Cuba 370 2010 up 0.5% rising
76 El Salvador 361 2010 up 11.1% rising
77 Papua New Guinea 359 2010 up 38.1% rising
78 Paraguay 355 2010 up 20.3% rising
79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 354 2010 up 29.7% rising
80 Nicaragua 334 2010 up 13.6% rising
81 Serbia, Republic of 332 2010 down 15.5% rising
82 Sierra Leone 315 2010 up 40.6% rising
83 Jordan 312 2010 up 17.7% volatile
84 Belgium 304 2010 up 1.3% falling
85 Sweden 302 2010 up 22.8% flat
86 Hungary 296 2010 down 8.1% falling
87 Czech Republic 289 2010 down 14.5% falling
88 Kyrgyz Republic 284 2010 up 9.7% rising
89 Israel 281 2010 up 9.8% rising
90 Portugal 280 2010 down 16.9% falling
91 Greece 270 2010 down 23.3% falling
92 Libya 268 2010 down 21.9% rising
93 Central African Republic 258 2010 up 25.2% rising
94 Congo, Republic of 253 2010 up 37.5% volatile
95 Austria 234 2010 down 0.4% falling
96 Switzerland 220 2010 up 7.3% falling
97 Costa Rica 210 2010 up 8.2% rising
98 Liberia 203 2010 up 21.6% rising
99 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 200 2010 down 11.5% rising
100 Bulgaria 196 2010 down 26.3% falling
101 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 178 2010 up 29.0% rising
102 Slovak Republic 175 2010 down 19.7% rising
103 Denmark 174 2010 up 26.1% falling
104 Singapore 172 2010 up 42.1% rising
105 United Arab Emirates 168 2010 up 71.4% volatile
106 Finland 164 2010 up 1.2% falling
107 Norway 155 2010 up 20.2% flat
108 Panama 151 2010 up 10.2% rising
109 Albania 147 2010 down 0.7% rising
110 New Zealand 146 2010 up 12.3% rising
111 Moldova, Republic of 144 2010 down 20.9% rising
112 Namibia 143 2010 up 47.4% volatile
113 Jamaica 138 2010 up 8.7% rising
114 Mongolia 135 2010 down 2.2% rising
114 Uruguay 135 2010 up 8.0% rising
116 Ireland 131 2010 down 19.1% rising
117 Armenia, Republic of 129 2010 down 14.0% rising
117 Croatia, Republic of 129 2010 down 14.6% falling
119 Lithuania, Republic of 119 2010 down 6.3% rising
120 Lesotho, Kingdom of 117 2010 down 0.8% rising
121 Botswana 111 2010 up 2.8% rising
122 Kuwait 98 2010 up 30.7% volatile
123 Gabon 87 2010 up 27.9% volatile
123 Gambia, The 87 2010 up 33.8% volatile
125 Eswatini, Kingdom of 74 2010 up 12.1% rising
126 Latvia, Republic of 69 2010 down 20.7% flat
127 Mauritius 53 2010 up 3.9% rising
128 Trinidad and Tobago 51 2010 down 29.2% rising
129 Slovenia, Republic of 48 2010 down 28.4% falling
130 Fiji, Republic of 40 2010 down 7.0% rising
131 Estonia, Republic of 38 2010 down 25.5% flat
132 Bahrain, Kingdom of 33 2010 up 26.9% rising
132 Guyana 33 2010 down 19.5% rising
134 Cyprus 32 2010 up 6.7% rising
135 Qatar 25 2010 up 25.0% volatile
136 Maldives 20 2010 up 17.6% volatile
137 Brunei Darussalam 17 2010 up 21.4% rising
137 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 17 2010 down 5.6% rising
139 Belize 16 2010 up 14.3% rising
140 Luxembourg 15 2010 up 25.0% rising
141 Malta 13 2010 down 7.1% falling
142 Iceland 11 2010 unchanged rising
143 Barbados 9 2010 down 10.0% falling
144 Tonga 5 2010 down 16.7% rising

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