Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Australia
Australia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total was 1,471 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Australia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,471 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Australia peaked at 1,471 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 554, in 1960.
Australia ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54, total in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 554 | — |
| 1965 | 646 | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 650 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 748 | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 774 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 740 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 813 | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 969 | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 1,240 | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 1,354 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 1,471 | +8.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,471 is above the median for high income countries, which is 396, 3.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,471 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 671, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 600 | 554 | 646 | 2 |
| 1970s | 699 | 650 | 748 | 2 |
| 1980s | 757 | 740 | 774 | 2 |
| 1990s | 891 | 813 | 969 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,297 | 1,240 | 1,354 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,471 | 1,471 | 1,471 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Australia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Australia was 1,471 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 50-54, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,471 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 554 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 50-54, total is the total population of 50-54 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.