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

Latest (2010)
98,160
World rank
7th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98,160
in 2010
All-time low
47,918
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1960198520101960: 47.9k1965: 53.3k1970: 59.4k1975: 67.3k1980: 73.1k1985: 77.7k1990: 82.0k1995: 87.0k2000: 92.3k2005: 96.0k2010: 98.2k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Indonesia 131,196 compare
  2. 5 Brazil 111,561 compare
  3. 6 Russia 98,495 compare
  4. 8 Pakistan 74,999 compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 72,630 compare
  6. 10 Germany 62,067 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 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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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.