Average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Average age, aged 25-64 was 42.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.4
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 109 countries
All-time high
42.4
in 2021
All-time low
39.97
in 1985
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 40.11982: 40.11983: 40.11984: 40.11985: 401986: 40.11987: 401988: 40.11989: 40.21990: 40.21992: 40.11993: 40.21995: 40.31996: 40.61997: 40.51998: 40.71999: 40.82001: 40.82002: 40.92003: 412004: 41.12005: 41.12006: 41.32007: 41.42008: 41.52009: 41.62011: 41.92012: 41.42013: 41.52014: 41.62015: 41.72016: 41.82017: 422018: 42.12019: 42.22020: 42.32021: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 42.4 for average age, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 42.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.97, in 1985.

Brazil ranks 64th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 40.12
1982 40.07 -0.1%
1983 40.06 -0.0%
1984 40.12 +0.1%
1985 39.97 -0.4%
1986 40.14 +0.4%
1987 40.04 -0.3%
1988 40.12 +0.2%
1989 40.17 +0.1%
1990 40.2 +0.1%
1992 40.07 -0.3%
1993 40.18 +0.3%
1995 40.34 +0.4%
1996 40.56 +0.5%
1997 40.51 -0.1%
1998 40.74 +0.6%
1999 40.81 +0.2%
2001 40.78 -0.1%
2002 40.91 +0.3%
2003 41.03 +0.3%
2004 41.1 +0.2%
2005 41.13 +0.1%
2006 41.25 +0.3%
2007 41.37 +0.3%
2008 41.54 +0.4%
2009 41.58 +0.1%
2011 41.86 +0.7%
2012 41.42 -1.0%
2013 41.52 +0.2%
2014 41.64 +0.3%
2015 41.74 +0.2%
2016 41.84 +0.3%
2017 41.96 +0.3%
2018 42.09 +0.3%
2019 42.19 +0.2%
2020 42.31 +0.3%
2021 42.4 +0.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 42.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.7, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 42.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.18, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.09 39.97 40.17 9
1990s 40.43 40.07 40.81 8
2000s 41.19 40.78 41.58 9
2010s 41.81 41.42 42.19 9
2020s 42.35 42.31 42.4 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Argentina 42.59 compare
  2. 62 Turkey 42.51 compare
  3. 63 Ecuador 42.47 compare
  4. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 42.33 compare
  5. 66 Indonesia 42.03 compare
  6. 67 Colombia 42.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Average age, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 42.4 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 39.97 in 1985.
How does Brazil rank for average age, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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