Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States

United States: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total was 22,267 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
22,267
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
22,267
in 2010
All-time low
10,162
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States, 1960–2010

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1960198520101960: 10.2k1965: 10.9k1970: 11.4k1975: 12.2k1980: 11.9k1985: 11.2k1990: 11.7k1995: 14.0k2000: 17.7k2005: 20.2k2010: 22.3k

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

Analysis

United States recorded 22,267 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 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States peaked at 22,267 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,162, 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.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10,162
1965 10,857 +6.8%
1970 11,450 +5.5%
1975 12,228 +6.8%
1980 11,901 -2.7%
1985 11,179 -6.1%
1990 11,747 +5.1%
1995 14,037 +19.5%
2000 17,651 +25.7%
2005 20,188 +14.4%
2010 22,267 +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10,510 10,162 10,857 2
1970s 11,839 11,450 12,228 2
1980s 11,540 11,179 11,901 2
1990s 12,892 11,747 14,037 2
2000s 18,920 17,651 20,188 2
2010s 22,267 22,267 22,267 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 80,952 compare
  2. 2 India 54,712 compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 11,928 compare
  4. 5 Russia 11,303 compare
  5. 6 Brazil 10,261 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in United States was 22,267 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 22,267 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 10,162 in 1960.
How does United States rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total?
United States ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, 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 50-54, total is the total population of 50-54 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.