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

Tunisia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 8,180 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8,180
World rank
68th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8,180
in 2010
All-time low
2,391
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1960198520101960: 2.4k1965: 2.5k1970: 2.8k1975: 3.2k1980: 3.7k1985: 4.4k1990: 5.1k1995: 5.9k2000: 6.7k2005: 7.5k2010: 8.2k

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

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 8,180 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 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tunisia peaked at 8,180 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,391, in 1960.

Tunisia ranks 68th 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.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tunisia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2,391 —
1965 2,485 +3.9%
1970 2,758 +11.0%
1975 3,184 +15.4%
1980 3,745 +17.6%
1985 4,397 +17.4%
1990 5,098 +15.9%
1995 5,879 +15.3%
2000 6,674 +13.5%
2005 7,483 +12.1%
2010 8,180 +9.3%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 8,180 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 8,180 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,540, 60% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,438 2,391 2,485 2
1970s 2,971 2,758 3,184 2
1980s 4,071 3,745 4,397 2
1990s 5,488 5,098 5,879 2
2000s 7,078 6,674 7,483 2
2010s 8,180 8,180 8,180 1

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 65 Niger 8,403 compare
  2. 66 Zimbabwe 8,347 compare
  3. 67 Guatemala 8,298 compare
  4. 69 Mali 8,155 compare
  5. 70 Senegal 7,755 compare
  6. 71 Sweden 7,685 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tunisia?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Tunisia was 8,180 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 8,180 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,391 in 1960.
How does Tunisia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
Tunisia ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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.