Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 14,424 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia stood at 14,424. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia peaked at 14,424 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,742, in 1960.
That places Australia 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,742 | — |
| 1965 | 6,242 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 6,834 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 7,494 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 8,382 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 9,297 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 10,445 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 11,351 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 12,409 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 13,384 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 14,424 | +7.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 14,424 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,842, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 14,424 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,693, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,992 | 5,742 | 6,242 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7,164 | 6,834 | 7,494 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8,840 | 8,382 | 9,297 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10,898 | 10,445 | 11,351 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,896 | 12,409 | 13,384 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14,424 | 14,424 | 14,424 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Australia was 14,424 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,424 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,742 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.