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

Latest (2010)
19,709
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
19,709
in 2010
All-time low
8,717
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America, 1960–2010

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1960198520101960: 8.7k1965: 9.8k1970: 10.4k1975: 10.9k1980: 11.8k1985: 11.5k1990: 10.8k1995: 11.4k2000: 13.7k2005: 17.2k2010: 19.7k

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 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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in United States of America, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 China 81,057 compare
  2. 2 India 44,012 compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 9,833 compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 9,110 compare
  5. 6 Japan 8,679 compare

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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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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.