Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy
Italy: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 50,210 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy, 1960–2010
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 Italy is 50,210, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy peaked at 50,210 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37,765, in 1960.
That places Italy 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37,765 | — |
| 1965 | 39,450 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 40,597 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 42,004 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 43,865 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 45,512 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 47,722 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 48,732 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 49,468 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 49,948 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 50,210 | +0.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 50,210 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,602, 10.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 50,210 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,784, 7.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,608 | 37,765 | 39,450 | 2 |
| 1970s | 41,300 | 40,597 | 42,004 | 2 |
| 1980s | 44,688 | 43,865 | 45,512 | 2 |
| 1990s | 48,227 | 47,722 | 48,732 | 2 |
| 2000s | 49,708 | 49,468 | 49,948 | 2 |
| 2010s | 50,210 | 50,210 | 50,210 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Italy was 50,210 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 50,210 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,765 in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.