Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 57,243 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Japan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Japan recorded 57,243 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Japan peaked at 57,243 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33,962, in 1960.
Japan ranks 7th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33,962 | — |
| 1965 | 37,762 | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 40,870 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 43,427 | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 45,936 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 48,770 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 51,802 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 54,180 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 55,791 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 56,776 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57,243 | +0.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 57,243 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,394, 23.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 57,243 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,335, 10.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,862 | 33,962 | 37,762 | 2 |
| 1970s | 42,148 | 40,870 | 43,427 | 2 |
| 1980s | 47,353 | 45,936 | 48,770 | 2 |
| 1990s | 52,991 | 51,802 | 54,180 | 2 |
| 2000s | 56,284 | 55,791 | 56,776 | 2 |
| 2010s | 57,243 | 57,243 | 57,243 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.88 (2013)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Japan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Japan was 57,243 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 57,243 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,962 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.