Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in South Korea
South Korea: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 40,868 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in South Korea, 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 South Korea is 40,868, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in South Korea peaked at 40,868 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,518, in 1960.
That places South Korea 21st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,356 | 14,518 | 16,194 | 2 |
| 1970s | 20,228 | 18,495 | 21,962 | 2 |
| 1980s | 26,870 | 25,163 | 28,577 | 2 |
| 1990s | 33,140 | 31,793 | 34,487 | 2 |
| 2000s | 37,976 | 37,028 | 38,925 | 2 |
| 2010s | 40,868 | 40,868 | 40,868 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More education data for South Korea
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 173,133 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.734 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in South Korea?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in South Korea was 40,868 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 40,868 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,518 in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- South Korea ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.