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

Bangladesh: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 72,630 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
72,630
World rank
9th
of 144 countries
All-time high
72,630
in 2010
All-time low
20,882
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1960198520101960: 20.9k1965: 22.5k1970: 24.4k1975: 26.7k1980: 30.3k1985: 34.7k1990: 40.3k1995: 46.9k2000: 54.4k2005: 62.8k2010: 72.6k

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Bangladesh stood at 72,630. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Bangladesh peaked at 72,630 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,882, in 1960.

Bangladesh ranks 9th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 21,666 20,882 22,451 2
1970s 25,531 24,392 26,670 2
1980s 32,494 30,251 34,737 2
1990s 43,587 40,320 46,854 2
2000s 58,578 54,386 62,769 2
2010s 72,630 72,630 72,630 1

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 Russia 98,495 compare
  2. 7 Japan 98,160 compare
  3. 8 Pakistan 74,999 compare
  4. 10 Germany 62,067 compare
  5. 11 Mexico 60,528 compare
  6. 12 Viet Nam 47,878 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Bangladesh?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Bangladesh was 72,630 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 72,630 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 20,882 in 1960.
How does Bangladesh rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.