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

Peru: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 15,352 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
15,352
World rank
35th
of 144 countries
All-time high
15,352
in 2010
All-time low
3,820
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1960198520101960: 3.8k1965: 4.3k1970: 4.9k1975: 5.7k1980: 6.6k1985: 7.7k1990: 9.0k1995: 10.3k2000: 11.8k2005: 13.6k2010: 15.4k

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru stood at 15,352. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru peaked at 15,352 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,820, in 1960.

That places Peru 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3,820 —
1965 4,336 +13.5%
1970 4,923 +13.5%
1975 5,668 +15.1%
1980 6,597 +16.4%
1985 7,711 +16.9%
1990 9,016 +16.9%
1995 10,331 +14.6%
2000 11,849 +14.7%
2005 13,559 +14.4%
2010 15,352 +13.2%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 15,352 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,506, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 15,352 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,821, 4.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,078 3,820 4,336 2
1970s 5,296 4,923 5,668 2
1980s 7,154 6,597 7,711 2
1990s 9,674 9,016 10,331 2
2000s 12,704 11,849 13,559 2
2010s 15,352 15,352 15,352 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 32 Morocco 17,442 compare
  2. 33 Sudan 17,100 compare
  3. 34 Tanzania 15,601 compare
  4. 36 Romania 15,250 compare
  5. 37 Venezuela 15,136 compare
  6. 38 Australia 14,424 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Peru was 15,352 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 15,352 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 3,820 in 1960.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
Peru ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.