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

Latest (2010)
42,166
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42,166
in 2010
All-time low
32,720
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1960198520101960: 32.7k1965: 33.3k1970: 33.5k1975: 34.6k1980: 35.3k1985: 36.0k1990: 38.0k1995: 39.4k2000: 40.3k2005: 41.1k2010: 42.2k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 Türkiye 43,034 compare
  2. 15 France 43,012 compare
  3. 16 Philippines 42,640 compare
  4. 18 Thailand 41,307 compare
  5. 19 Egypt, Arab Republic of 39,193 compare
  6. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 38,791 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 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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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.