Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan
Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 98,160 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 98,160. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan peaked at 98,160 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47,918, in 1960.
Japan ranks 7th 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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47,918 | — |
| 1965 | 53,289 | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 59,429 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 67,253 | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 73,123 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 77,682 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 82,020 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 86,996 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 92,337 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 96,046 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 98,160 | +2.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 98,160 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,842, 25.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Japan's 98,160 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,693, 14.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,604 | 47,918 | 53,289 | 2 |
| 1970s | 63,341 | 59,429 | 67,253 | 2 |
| 1980s | 75,402 | 73,123 | 77,682 | 2 |
| 1990s | 84,508 | 82,020 | 86,996 | 2 |
| 2000s | 94,192 | 92,337 | 96,046 | 2 |
| 2010s | 98,160 | 98,160 | 98,160 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Japan was 98,160 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 98,160 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,918 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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+, 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.