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

Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 6,204 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
6,204
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6,204
in 2010
All-time low
4,096
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1960198520101960: 4.1k1965: 4.4k1970: 4.7k1975: 4.9k1980: 5.1k1985: 5.4k1990: 5.7k1995: 5.8k2000: 5.9k2005: 6.1k2010: 6.2k

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 6,204 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Switzerland peaked at 6,204 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,096, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 79th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 4,270 4,096 4,445 2
1970s 4,816 4,716 4,915 2
1980s 5,232 5,072 5,393 2
1990s 5,725 5,679 5,771 2
2000s 5,984 5,911 6,057 2
2010s 6,204 6,204 6,204 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 76 Bulgaria 6,478 compare
  2. 77 Bolivia 6,440 compare
  3. 78 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 6,429 compare
  4. 80 Rwanda 5,837 compare
  5. 81 Haiti 5,825 compare
  6. 82 Benin 5,579 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Switzerland?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Switzerland was 6,204 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 Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 6,204 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,096 in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
Switzerland ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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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.