Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 7,685 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden stood at 7,685. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden peaked at 7,685 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,834, in 1960.
That places Sweden 71st 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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,834 | — |
| 1965 | 6,114 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 6,366 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6,499 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 6,682 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 6,886 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7,025 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7,163 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,242 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,461 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7,685 | +3.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 7,685 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,602, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 7,685 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,784, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,974 | 5,834 | 6,114 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6,432 | 6,366 | 6,499 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6,784 | 6,682 | 6,886 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7,094 | 7,025 | 7,163 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,352 | 7,242 | 7,461 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7,685 | 7,685 | 7,685 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Sweden was 7,685 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7,685 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,834 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.