Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, total by country

Population in thousands, age 45-49, total is the total population of 45-49 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.

Countries reporting

144

Highest

102,204

China

Lowest

Tonga

Median

477.5

Years covered

1960–2010

Data points

1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, total is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 102,204 in China; the lowest is 4 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 477.5, and the mean is 2,701.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25,551.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 98.6%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 31.4%).

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, total: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China	102,204	2010	up 19.2%	rising
2	India	64,010	2010	up 32.9%	rising
3	United States	22,666	2010	up 10.7%	rising
4	Indonesia	13,770	2010	up 37.9%	rising
5	Brazil	12,330	2010	up 35.4%	rising
6	Russia	10,732	2010	down 4.7%	rising
7	Japan	8,053	2010	down 9.9%	rising
8	Bangladesh	7,643	2010	up 40.6%	rising
9	Pakistan	7,617	2010	up 35.8%	rising
10	Germany	7,205	2010	up 25.2%	rising
11	Mexico	6,069	2010	up 39.7%	volatile
12	Vietnam	5,322	2010	up 53.5%	rising
13	Thailand	4,785	2010	up 23.2%	volatile
14	Turkey	4,719	2010	up 40.9%	rising
15	Italy	4,616	2010	up 22.5%	rising
16	United Kingdom	4,573	2010	up 23.9%	rising
17	Philippines	4,344	2010	up 34.0%	rising
18	France	4,312	2010	up 2.7%	rising
19	South Korea	4,084	2010	up 40.0%	rising
20	Egypt	4,029	2010	up 25.4%	rising
21	Iran	3,703	2010	up 33.6%	rising
22	Spain	3,358	2010	up 33.8%	rising
23	Ukraine	3,355	2010	down 4.5%	rising
24	Colombia	2,959	2010	up 41.0%	volatile
25	Myanmar	2,888	2010	up 26.0%	rising
26	Canada	2,768	2010	up 19.5%	rising
27	Poland	2,542	2010	down 18.2%	rising
28	South Africa	2,341	2010	up 6.7%	rising
29	Argentina	2,233	2010	up 10.1%	rising
30	Algeria	1,896	2010	up 50.1%	volatile
31	Democratic Republic of Congo	1,889	2010	up 24.3%	rising
32	Morocco	1,779	2010	up 38.0%	rising
33	Venezuela	1,659	2010	up 38.4%	volatile
34	Sudan	1,623	2010	up 33.9%	rising
35	Malaysia	1,615	2010	up 36.4%	volatile
36	Peru	1,588	2010	up 37.5%	rising
37	Australia	1,524	2010	up 12.6%	rising
38	Sri Lanka	1,433	2010	up 28.2%	rising
39	Saudi Arabia	1,358	2010	up 74.1%	volatile
40	Iraq	1,353	2010	up 60.5%	volatile
41	Netherlands	1,332	2010	up 16.3%	rising
42	Tanzania	1,325	2010	up 15.5%	rising
43	Nepal	1,273	2010	up 31.1%	rising
44	Chile	1,249	2010	up 43.1%	rising
45	Romania	1,192	2010	down 24.5%	rising
46	Afghanistan	1,173	2010	up 51.6%	rising
47	Kenya	1,161	2010	up 19.6%	rising
48	Kazakhstan	1,075	2010	up 12.4%	rising
49	Cuba	1,014	2010	up 50.4%	rising
50	Ghana	939	2010	up 31.7%	rising
51	Syria	890	2010	up 58.1%	volatile
52	Belgium	813	2010	up 12.3%	rising
53	Greece	794	2010	up 11.0%	rising
54	Portugal	791	2010	up 17.0%	rising
54	Yemen	791	2010	up 40.7%	volatile
56	Ecuador	731	2010	up 28.9%	rising
57	Hong Kong	718	2010	up 37.5%	volatile
58	Uganda	717	2010	up 13.6%	rising
59	Austria	714	2010	up 36.5%	rising
60	Serbia	689	2010	down 14.4%	rising
61	Cambodia	684	2010	up 34.1%	rising
62	Mozambique	683	2010	up 14.2%	rising
63	Czechia	673	2010	down 15.8%	rising
64	Tunisia	653	2010	up 41.0%	rising
65	Cote d'Ivoire	644	2010	up 5.1%	rising
66	Sweden	622	2010	up 6.0%	rising
67	Switzerland	610	2010	up 23.0%	rising
68	Cameroon	603	2010	up 19.4%	rising
69	Hungary	599	2010	down 27.3%	rising
70	Dominican Republic	546	2010	up 44.8%	rising
71	Bulgaria	510	2010	down 13.1%	rising
72	Niger	493	2010	up 36.2%	rising
73	Guatemala	462	2010	up 21.3%	rising
73	Senegal	462	2010	up 43.5%	rising
75	Singapore	439	2010	up 32.6%	volatile
76	Bolivia	430	2010	up 29.1%	rising
77	Mali	408	2010	up 35.1%	rising
78	Denmark	406	2010	up 10.9%	rising
79	Israel	391	2010	up 8.3%	rising
80	Malawi	384	2010	up 8.8%	rising
81	Slovakia	381	2010	down 7.5%	rising
82	Finland	378	2010	down 6.0%	rising
83	Zimbabwe	351	2010	down 15.8%	rising
84	United Arab Emirates	341	2010	up 93.8%	volatile
85	Tajikistan	338	2010	up 69.0%	rising
86	Norway	332	2010	up 8.9%	rising
87	Benin	331	2010	up 31.9%	rising
87	Croatia	331	2010	down 2.9%	rising
89	Haiti	322	2010	up 16.2%	rising
90	Honduras	321	2010	up 45.2%	volatile
91	El Salvador	319	2010	up 30.2%	rising
92	Paraguay	317	2010	up 28.9%	volatile
93	Kyrgyzstan	316	2010	up 39.8%	rising
94	New Zealand	312	2010	up 22.4%	rising
95	Rwanda	311	2010	up 35.2%	rising
96	Ireland	308	2010	up 30.5%	rising
97	Costa Rica	300	2010	up 52.3%	volatile
98	Papua New Guinea	298	2010	up 51.3%	rising
98	Zambia	298	2010	down 3.6%	rising
100	Libya	290	2010	up 26.1%	volatile
101	Jordan	286	2010	up 98.6%	volatile
102	Lithuania	269	2010	up 24.5%	rising
103	Moldova	268	2010	down 11.0%	rising
104	Burundi	267	2010	up 18.7%	rising
105	Laos	261	2010	up 45.8%	rising
106	Nicaragua	236	2010	up 38.0%	rising
107	Togo	235	2010	up 30.6%	rising
108	Sierra Leone	231	2010	up 33.5%	rising
109	Armenia	230	2010	up 19.2%	rising
110	Uruguay	213	2010	up 15.1%	rising
111	Albania	209	2010	up 27.4%	rising
112	Panama	202	2010	up 44.3%	volatile
113	Kuwait	195	2010	up 54.8%	volatile
114	Mongolia	168	2010	up 88.8%	volatile
115	Latvia	166	2010	up 7.1%	rising
116	Jamaica	155	2010	up 46.2%	rising
117	Slovenia	151	2010	down 3.8%	rising
118	Central African Republic	129	2010	down 5.8%	rising
119	Mauritania	128	2010	up 50.6%	rising
120	Congo	127	2010	up 22.1%	rising
121	Liberia	112	2010	up 14.3%	rising
122	Mauritius	99	2010	up 28.6%	rising
123	Trinidad and Tobago	93	2010	up 25.7%	rising
124	Estonia	91	2010	down 4.2%	rising
125	Namibia	79	2010	up 23.4%	rising
126	Gambia	73	2010	up 40.4%	rising
127	Qatar	67	2010	up 45.7%	volatile
128	Bahrain	65	2010	up 71.1%	volatile
129	Cyprus	62	2010	up 21.6%	rising
130	Gabon	58	2010	up 23.4%	rising
131	Botswana	56	2010	down 16.4%	rising
132	Fiji	52	2010	up 26.8%	rising
133	Lesotho	47	2010	down 23.0%	rising
134	Macao	45	2010	up 21.6%	volatile
135	Guyana	43	2010	up 34.4%	rising
136	Luxembourg	40	2010	up 33.3%	rising
137	Malta	27	2010	down 3.6%	rising
138	Eswatini	24	2010	down 31.4%	rising
139	Barbados	23	2010	up 27.8%	rising
140	Brunei	22	2010	up 22.2%	volatile
140	Iceland	22	2010	up 15.8%	rising
142	Maldives	14	2010	up 40.0%	rising
143	Belize	13	2010	up 62.5%	rising
144	Tonga	4	2010	unchanged	rising

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 45-49, 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population in thousands, age 45-49, total is the total population of 45-49 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.