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

United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 50,276 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
50,276
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
50,276
in 2010
All-time low
39,578
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1960198520101960: 39.6k1965: 41.1k1970: 41.5k1975: 42.5k1980: 43.9k1985: 45.2k1990: 46.0k1995: 46.6k2000: 47.5k2005: 49.0k2010: 50.3k

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United Kingdom stood at 50,276. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United Kingdom peaked at 50,276 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39,578, in 1960.

United Kingdom ranks 19th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40,345 39,578 41,112 2
1970s 42,012 41,534 42,490 2
1980s 44,579 43,928 45,230 2
1990s 46,263 45,950 46,576 2
2000s 48,226 47,484 48,969 2
2010s 50,276 50,276 50,276 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 16 Egypt, Arab Republic of 54,733 compare
  2. 17 Thailand 51,912 compare
  3. 18 France 50,470 compare
  4. 20 Italy 50,210 compare
  5. 21 Korea 40,868 compare
  6. 22 Myanmar 39,134 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 United Kingdom?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in United Kingdom was 50,276 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 50,276 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 39,578 in 1960.
How does United Kingdom rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.