Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 42,166 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in United Kingdom, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 42,166 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United Kingdom peaked at 42,166 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32,720, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom 17th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,004 | 32,720 | 33,287 | 2 |
| 1970s | 34,014 | 33,474 | 34,554 | 2 |
| 1980s | 35,686 | 35,330 | 36,043 | 2 |
| 1990s | 38,666 | 37,978 | 39,355 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40,745 | 40,348 | 41,142 | 2 |
| 2010s | 42,166 | 42,166 | 42,166 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 Türkiye 43,034 compare
- 15 France 43,012 compare
- 16 Philippines 42,640 compare
- 18 Thailand 41,307 compare
- 19 Egypt, Arab Republic of 39,193 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 38,791 compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United Kingdom?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United Kingdom was 42,166 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 42,166 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,720 in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.