Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia
Zambia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total was 272 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia stood at 272. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia peaked at 272 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 89, in 1960.
Zambia ranks 91st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89 | — |
| 1965 | 103 | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 119 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 139 | +16.8% |
| 1980 | 160 | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 187 | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 216 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 242 | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 264 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 267 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 272 | +1.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 272 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 352, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 272 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 280.5, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96 | 89 | 103 | 2 |
| 1970s | 129 | 119 | 139 | 2 |
| 1980s | 173.5 | 160 | 187 | 2 |
| 1990s | 229 | 216 | 242 | 2 |
| 2000s | 265.5 | 264 | 267 | 2 |
| 2010s | 272 | 272 | 272 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More education data for Zambia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.21 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.49 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 169,961 (2013)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2017)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2106 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total in Zambia was 272 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 272 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 1960.
- How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total?
- Zambia ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.