Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America
United States of America: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 19,709 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America, 1960–2010
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 United States of America stood at 19,709. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America peaked at 19,709 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,717, in 1960.
United States of America 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 55-59, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,717 | — |
| 1965 | 9,816 | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 10,371 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 10,902 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 11,777 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 11,505 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 10,833 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 11,436 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 13,688 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 17,216 | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 19,709 | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,266 | 8,717 | 9,816 | 2 |
| 1970s | 10,636 | 10,371 | 10,902 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11,641 | 11,505 | 11,777 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11,134 | 10,833 | 11,436 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,452 | 13,688 | 17,216 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19,709 | 19,709 | 19,709 | 1 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America was 19,709 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 19,709 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,717 in 1960.
- How does United States of America rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.