Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total was 8,108 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8,108
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8,108
in 2010
All-time low
2,166
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan, 1960–2010

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1960198520101960: 2.2k1965: 2.6k1970: 3.0k1975: 3.4k1980: 3.9k1985: 4.2k1990: 5.1k1995: 6.4k2000: 7.1k2005: 7.3k2010: 8.1k

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

Analysis

Japan recorded 8,108 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan peaked at 8,108 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,166, in 1960.

Japan ranks 4th 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 65-69, total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2,166
1965 2,557 +18.1%
1970 2,996 +17.2%
1975 3,427 +14.4%
1980 3,941 +15.0%
1985 4,187 +6.2%
1990 5,071 +21.1%
1995 6,398 +26.2%
2000 7,086 +10.8%
2005 7,334 +3.5%
2010 8,108 +10.6%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 8,108 is above the median for high income countries, which is 233, 34.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 8,108 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 271, 29.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,362 2,166 2,557 2
1970s 3,212 2,996 3,427 2
1980s 4,064 3,941 4,187 2
1990s 5,734 5,071 6,398 2
2000s 7,210 7,086 7,334 2
2010s 8,108 8,108 8,108 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 China 39,791 compare
  2. 2 India 25,691 compare
  3. 3 United States 12,215 compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 5,594 compare
  5. 6 Germany 4,817 compare
  6. 7 Brazil 4,599 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Japan was 8,108 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 65-69, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 8,108 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,166 in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total?
Japan ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, 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 65-69, total is the total population of 65-69 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.