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

Australia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 17,323 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17,323
World rank
44th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17,323
in 2010
All-time low
7,183
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Australia, 1960–2010

05.0k10.0k15.0k1960198520101960: 7.2k1965: 8.1k1970: 9.1k1975: 9.9k1980: 10.9k1985: 12.0k1990: 13.2k1995: 14.0k2000: 15.0k2005: 16.2k2010: 17.3k

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Australia is 17,323, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Australia peaked at 17,323 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,183, in 1960.

That places Australia 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,644 7,183 8,105 2
1970s 9,461 9,057 9,865 2
1980s 11,455 10,937 11,973 2
1990s 13,594 13,178 14,009 2
2000s 15,614 15,028 16,199 2
2010s 17,323 17,323 17,323 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 41 Nepal 19,037 compare
  2. 42 Romania 18,140 compare
  3. 43 Saudi Arabia 18,076 compare
  4. 45 Uganda 17,053 compare
  5. 46 Sri Lanka 16,720 compare
  6. 47 Ghana 15,334 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Australia?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Australia was 17,323 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+, total recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 17,323 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7,183 in 1960.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
Australia ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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