Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, female by country

Population in thousands, age 70-74, female is the female population of 70-74 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.

Countries reporting

140

Highest

16,334

China

Lowest

Tonga

Median

103.5

Years covered

1960–2010

Data points

1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, female is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 16,334 in China; the lowest is 1 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 103.5, and the mean is 529.15.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,334.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 20.0%).

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, female: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China	16,334	2010	up 24.0%	rising
2	India	10,040	2010	up 35.8%	rising
3	United States	4,983	2010	up 1.1%	rising
4	Russia	3,974	2010	down 1.2%	rising
5	Japan	3,690	2010	up 14.6%	rising
6	Germany	2,552	2010	up 23.5%	rising
7	Indonesia	2,356	2010	up 43.4%	volatile
8	Brazil	2,007	2010	up 35.2%	volatile
9	Italy	1,679	2010	up 6.5%	rising
10	Ukraine	1,506	2010	up 0.3%	rising
11	France	1,277	2010	down 9.4%	rising
12	United Kingdom	1,255	2010	down 2.7%	rising
13	Pakistan	1,019	2010	up 24.9%	volatile
15	Bangladesh	923	2010	up 44.0%	rising
16	South Korea	897	2010	up 57.6%	volatile
17	Thailand	884	2010	up 49.6%	volatile
18	Spain	878	2010	down 16.6%	rising
19	Poland	801	2010	down 3.8%	rising
20	Turkey	733	2010	up 22.8%	rising
21	Vietnam	689	2010	up 11.5%	rising
22	Egypt	658	2010	up 32.7%	rising
23	Philippines	619	2010	up 52.8%	rising
24	Argentina	614	2010	up 5.5%	rising
25	Canada	586	2010	up 7.1%	rising
26	Romania	543	2010	up 6.7%	rising
27	Iran	485	2010	up 11.5%	rising
28	South Africa	417	2010	up 52.7%	rising
29	Myanmar	412	2010	up 18.1%	rising
30	Colombia	393	2010	up 31.9%	rising
31	Australia	352	2010	up 7.0%	rising
32	Netherlands	329	2010	up 6.1%	rising
33	Greece	307	2010	up 2.7%	rising
34	Morocco	306	2010	up 27.0%	volatile
35	Democratic Republic of Congo	292	2010	up 29.2%	rising
36	Kazakhstan	280	2010	up 12.0%	rising
37	Portugal	274	2010	up 6.6%	rising
38	Algeria	266	2010	up 40.0%	rising
39	Sri Lanka	255	2010	up 12.8%	volatile
40	Hungary	251	2010	down 4.9%	rising
40	Peru	251	2010	up 39.4%	rising
42	Belgium	244	2010	down 6.5%	rising
43	Sudan	241	2010	up 39.3%	rising
43	Tanzania	241	2010	up 36.2%	volatile
45	Venezuela	234	2010	up 34.5%	volatile
46	Serbia	233	2010	down 4.1%	rising
47	Malaysia	222	2010	up 50.0%	volatile
48	Chile	216	2010	up 24.1%	rising
48	Czechia	216	2010	down 11.8%	rising
50	Austria	204	2010	up 5.7%	rising
51	Sweden	200	2010	up 0.5%	rising
52	Cuba	197	2010	up 34.9%	rising
53	Bulgaria	195	2010	down 11.4%	rising
54	Nepal	193	2010	up 37.9%	rising
55	Switzerland	166	2010	up 12.9%	rising
56	Kenya	163	2010	up 25.4%	rising
57	Iraq	147	2010	up 24.6%	rising
58	Afghanistan	146	2010	up 46.0%	rising
59	Ghana	143	2010	up 38.8%	rising
60	Croatia	131	2010	up 4.8%	rising
61	Saudi Arabia	130	2010	up 60.5%	volatile
62	Ecuador	127	2010	up 42.7%	rising
63	Mozambique	126	2010	up 29.9%	rising
64	Finland	123	2010	up 0.8%	rising
65	Uganda	119	2010	up 17.8%	rising
66	Denmark	113	2010	up 6.6%	rising
68	Tunisia	112	2010	up 30.2%	volatile
69	Syria	111	2010	up 38.8%	volatile
70	Cambodia	108	2010	up 31.7%	volatile
71	Cameroon	105	2010	up 23.5%	rising
72	Israel	104	2010	up 11.8%	rising
73	Slovakia	103	2010	down 4.6%	rising
74	Cote d'Ivoire	102	2010	up 41.7%	volatile
75	Lithuania	91	2010	down 2.2%	rising
76	Guatemala	88	2010	up 29.4%	volatile
77	Norway	86	2010	down 4.4%	rising
78	Yemen	84	2010	up 31.2%	rising
79	Dominican Republic	82	2010	up 39.0%	volatile
80	Zimbabwe	81	2010	up 22.7%	rising
81	Moldova	76	2010	down 3.8%	rising
82	Bolivia	75	2010	up 25.0%	rising
83	Armenia	70	2010	up 11.1%	rising
83	Latvia	70	2010	down 1.4%	rising
83	Mali	70	2010	up 25.0%	volatile
83	Malawi	70	2010	up 27.3%	volatile
87	New Zealand	69	2010	up 9.5%	rising
88	Senegal	67	2010	up 31.4%	rising
88	Uruguay	67	2010	down 2.9%	rising
91	Ireland	65	2010	up 8.3%	rising
92	Zambia	64	2010	up 30.6%	volatile
93	El Salvador	62	2010	up 26.5%	volatile
94	Haiti	60	2010	up 27.7%	rising
94	Kyrgyzstan	60	2010	up 5.3%	rising
96	Niger	52	2010	up 30.0%	rising
97	Honduras	48	2010	up 50.0%	volatile
97	Slovenia	48	2010	down 4.0%	rising
99	Benin	47	2010	up 38.2%	rising
99	Tajikistan	47	2010	up 34.3%	rising
101	Albania	46	2010	up 27.8%	rising
102	Paraguay	42	2010	up 31.2%	rising
102	Rwanda	42	2010	up 35.5%	rising
104	Laos	41	2010	up 17.1%	volatile
105	Burundi	40	2010	up 21.2%	rising
105	Costa Rica	40	2010	up 33.3%	rising
105	Estonia	40	2010	unchanged	rising
108	Libya	39	2010	up 56.0%	volatile
109	Togo	37	2010	up 37.0%	rising
110	Sierra Leone	34	2010	up 30.8%	rising
111	Jordan	33	2010	up 94.1%	volatile
112	Nicaragua	31	2010	up 24.0%	rising
114	Central African Republic	30	2010	up 20.0%	rising
115	Jamaica	25	2010	down 7.4%	rising
115	Papua New Guinea	25	2010	up 66.7%	rising
117	Congo	21	2010	up 23.5%	rising
118	Mauritania	19	2010	up 35.7%	volatile
119	Cyprus	16	2010	up 23.1%	rising
119	Lesotho	16	2010	up 6.7%	rising
119	Mongolia	16	2010	up 14.3%	rising
119	Trinidad and Tobago	16	2010	up 33.3%	rising
123	Liberia	14	2010	up 27.3%	rising
123	Mauritius	14	2010	up 16.7%	rising
125	Namibia	13	2010	up 30.0%	rising
126	Botswana	12	2010	up 50.0%	rising
127	Gambia	11	2010	up 57.1%	volatile
128	Gabon	9	2010	unchanged	rising
128	Luxembourg	9	2010	down 10.0%	rising
128	Malta	9	2010	up 28.6%	rising
131	United Arab Emirates	8	2010	up 100.0%	volatile
131	Kuwait	8	2010	up 100.0%	volatile
133	Eswatini	7	2010	up 40.0%	rising
134	Fiji	6	2010	up 50.0%	rising
134	Guyana	6	2010	unchanged	rising
136	Bahrain	4	2010	up 33.3%	volatile
136	Barbados	4	2010	unchanged	rising
136	Iceland	4	2010	down 20.0%	rising
136	Macao	4	2010	down 20.0%	rising
140	Belize	2	2010	up 100.0%	rising
140	Brunei	2	2010	up 100.0%	rising
140	Maldives	2	2010	up 100.0%	rising
140	Qatar	2	2010	up 100.0%	volatile
144	Tonga	1	2010	unchanged	rising

About this data

Indicator: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, female
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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population in thousands, age 70-74, female is the female population of 70-74 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.