Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 110,797 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Japan, 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 Japan is 110,797, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Japan peaked at 110,797 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 65,669, in 1960.
Japan ranks 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69,452 | 65,669 | 73,234 | 2 |
| 1970s | 81,838 | 79,260 | 84,415 | 2 |
| 1980s | 92,068 | 89,295 | 94,840 | 2 |
| 1990s | 103,131 | 100,808 | 105,454 | 2 |
| 2000s | 109,296 | 108,437 | 110,156 | 2 |
| 2010s | 110,797 | 110,797 | 110,797 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 440,864 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Japan was 110,797 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 110,797 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,669 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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+, 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.