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

United States: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 204,924 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
204,924
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
204,924
in 2010
All-time low
103,461
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1960198520101960: 103.5k1965: 107.7k1970: 114.0k1975: 123.6k1980: 136.0k1985: 149.8k1990: 162.7k1995: 173.3k2000: 183.7k2005: 193.8k2010: 204.9k

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United States stood at 204,924. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United States peaked at 204,924 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 103,461, in 1960.

United States ranks 3rd 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 105,572 103,461 107,682 2
1970s 118,831 114,024 123,638 2
1980s 142,928 136,033 149,824 2
1990s 167,970 162,655 173,286 2
2000s 188,778 183,747 193,809 2
2010s 204,924 204,924 204,924 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 872,099 compare
  2. 2 India 604,417 compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 131,196 compare
  4. 5 Brazil 111,561 compare
  5. 6 Russia 98,495 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 States?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in United States was 204,924 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 States?
The highest recorded value was 204,924 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 103,461 in 1960.
How does United States rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
United States ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.