Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan

Japan: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total was 6,831 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
6,831
World rank
4th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6,831
in 2010
All-time low
1,584
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan, 1960–2010

2.0k4.0k6.0k1960198520101960: 1.6k1965: 1.7k1970: 2.1k1975: 2.6k1980: 3.0k1985: 3.6k1990: 3.8k1995: 4.7k2000: 5.9k2005: 6.6k2010: 6.8k

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan is 6,831, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan peaked at 6,831 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,584, 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 70-74, total in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1,584
1965 1,745 +10.2%
1970 2,144 +22.9%
1975 2,555 +19.2%
1980 3,002 +17.5%
1985 3,559 +18.6%
1990 3,817 +7.2%
1995 4,696 +23.0%
2000 5,870 +25.0%
2005 6,566 +11.9%
2010 6,831 +4.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 6,831 is above the median for high income countries, which is 222, 30.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 6,831 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 226, 30.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,664 1,584 1,745 2
1970s 2,350 2,144 2,555 2
1980s 3,280 3,002 3,559 2
1990s 4,256 3,817 4,696 2
2000s 6,218 5,870 6,566 2
2010s 6,831 6,831 6,831 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 China 31,542 compare
  2. 2 India 18,770 compare
  3. 3 United States 9,101 compare
  4. 5 Russia 6,013 compare
  5. 6 Germany 4,727 compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 4,235 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Japan was 6,831 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 70-74, total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 6,831 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,584 in 1960.
How does Japan rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total?
Japan ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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