Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female was 51,070 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
51,070
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
51,070
in 2010
All-time low
25,087
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Japan, 1960–2010

020.0k40.0k60.0k1960198520101960: 25.1k1965: 27.8k1970: 31.0k1975: 34.9k1980: 38.0k1985: 40.4k1990: 42.6k1995: 45.2k2000: 47.9k2005: 49.9k2010: 51.1k

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 51,070 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Japan peaked at 51,070 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25,087, in 1960.

That places Japan 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,443 25,087 27,799 2
1970s 32,956 30,975 34,938 2
1980s 39,173 37,978 40,368 2
1990s 43,879 42,603 45,155 2
2000s 48,907 47,932 49,882 2
2010s 51,070 51,070 51,070 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 4 Indonesia 66,679 compare
  2. 5 Brazil 58,078 compare
  3. 6 Russia 55,018 compare
  4. 8 Pakistan 36,416 compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 35,728 compare
  6. 10 Germany 32,232 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Japan?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Japan was 51,070 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 25+, female recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 51,070 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 25,087 in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female?
Japan ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female
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 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.