Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 8,679 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
8,679
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
10,269
in 2005
All-time low
3,680
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan, 1960–2010

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1960198520101960: 3.7k1965: 4.0k1970: 4.4k1975: 4.7k1980: 5.6k1985: 7.0k1990: 7.7k1995: 8.0k2000: 8.7k2005: 10.3k2010: 8.7k

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan stood at 8,679.

That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan peaked at 10,269 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,680, in 1960.

That places Japan 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 3,838 3,680 3,997 2
1970s 4,552 4,441 4,663 2
1980s 6,278 5,568 6,989 2
1990s 7,834 7,713 7,956 2
2000s 9,498 8,726 10,269 2
2010s 8,679 8,679 8,679 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 3 United States 19,709 compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 9,833 compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 9,110 compare
  4. 7 Brazil 8,352 compare
  5. 8 Germany 5,431 compare
  6. 9 Pakistan 5,075 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More education data for Japan

All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Japan was 8,679 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 55-59, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 10,269 in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 3,680 in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
Japan ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, 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 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.