Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 12,284 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
12,284
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12,284
in 2010
All-time low
3,831
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Afghanistan, 1960–2010

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1960198520101960: 3.8k1965: 4.3k1970: 4.8k1975: 5.4k1980: 5.6k1985: 5.0k1990: 5.2k1995: 7.2k2000: 8.2k2005: 10.2k2010: 12.3k

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 12,284 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Afghanistan peaked at 12,284 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,831, in 1960.

Afghanistan ranks 45th 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 4,052 3,831 4,272 2
1970s 5,082 4,785 5,380 2
1980s 5,334 5,049 5,618 2
1990s 6,218 5,206 7,229 2
2000s 9,206 8,171 10,242 2
2010s 12,284 12,284 12,284 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 42 Iraq 13,200 compare
  2. 43 Nepal 12,823 compare
  3. 44 Saudi Arabia 12,696 compare
  4. 46 Netherlands 11,711 compare
  5. 47 Chile 10,369 compare
  6. 48 Ghana 10,208 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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All data for Afghanistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Afghanistan?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Afghanistan was 12,284 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+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 12,284 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,831 in 1960.
How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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